Have you been seduced by the dark side of the ' ' lately? - 03/22/05 03:30 AM
"- Dark chocolate -- but not white chocolate - may help reduce blood pressure and boost the body's ability to metabolize sugar from food, according to the results of a small study.
Investigators from the University of L'Aquila in Italy found that after eating only 100 grams, or 3.5 ounces, of dark chocolate every day for 15 days, 15 healthy people had lower blood pressures and were more sensitive to insulin, an important factor in metabolizing sugar. "
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"One side will make it go higher, the other side will make it go lower" to paraphrase Lewis Carroll.
Investigators from the University of L'Aquila in Italy found that after eating only 100 grams, or 3.5 ounces, of dark chocolate every day for 15 days, 15 healthy people had lower blood pressures and were more sensitive to insulin, an important factor in metabolizing sugar. "
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20050321/hl_nm/chocolate_dark_dc&e=5
"One side will make it go higher, the other side will make it go lower" to paraphrase Lewis Carroll.