solution.” Another observational study pub-
lished in Nutrition shows that eating dark chocolate might help keep the pounds off for teenagers. Researchers with the Healthy Lifestyle in Europe by Nutrition in Adolescence program at the University of Zaragoza, in Spain, knew that chocolate consump- tion in adults already had been linked to lower body mass index. They found that chocolate consumption was also associated with lower total and midsection fat in European adoles- cents, reports Sayer Ji, founder of
GreenMedInfo.com, a natural health research database.
“The quality and cocoa content they used in their research is probably much higher than in America,” says Ji. “From my perspective, it appears that even when researchers don’t control for type, the results across the board are rather startling. Even American subjects, presumably eating common milk chocolate bars, see benefits.” So, this Valentine’s Day—and every day—we can happily relish that one-ounce piece of artisan dark choc- olate melting slowly in our mouth and know we’re doing it for pleasure and for health.
Judith Fertig blogs at AlfrescoFoodAnd
Lifestyle.blogspot.com from Overland Park, KS.
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