Holiday Binge Alert H


ere’s another reason to take it easy at the holiday buffet: A study published in BioMed Central’s open access journal Nutrition & Metabolism has found that just a four-week episode of excessive food consumption, accom- panied by limited physical activity, can have long-term negative impacts on our body weight and fat storage, even after weight initially gained is lost. Research participants were in their 20s and early 30s.


Cocoa Takes the Pressure Off


Fifteen scientific studies at- test to the good news:


For people with hyperten- sion, eating dark chocolate or cocoa can significantly dilate blood vessels and lower blood pressure. Researchers attri- bute the positive effects to the flavanol compounds


in cocoa.


Source: BioMed Central Limited, 2010


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