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Dark chocolate helps blood flow?

Posted on Nov 6th 2007 10:33AM by Brian White

Filed Under: Nutrition & Supplements

Dark chocolate was found to improve coronary blood flow, according to a new piece of research from Japan. It's been in the media lately a lot as well -- "get healthy with dark chocolate."

I've seen candy manufacturers jump all over this, although all 'dark' chocolate is not created equal at all. If it's true dark chocolate you're eating, the flavonoids are indeed very healthy.

In the Japanese study, coronary flow velocity reserve (CFVR) was studied in particular, with 39 healthy adults taking part in the study. After comparing those who ate dark chocolate for two weeks with other groups in the study, those with the dark chocolate diet showed significantly improved CFVR.

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Tags: blood flow, BloodFlow, chocolate, dark chocolate, DarkChocolate, eating chocolate, EatingChocolate

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vhttp:un-reviews.comhealthyour-hemorrhoids-symptoms-may-disappear-with-proper-treatment-and-care 6-13-2011 @ 7:18PM

I love Dark Chocolate too! The study is on 39 people only? I think that they must do it with more people. Happy eating people!:)

Sahra 11-08-2007 @ 8:49PM

I read a few years back that if you eat it with milk, the benefits disappear.

jim 11-08-2007 @ 9:15PM

Dark chocolate ?? I'd rather eat some while talking about sex too. I would assume a bit of dark chocolate during sex would be great for the heart lmao

MaryKatherine 11-08-2007 @ 11:28PM

Ok folks..... let's place a bet on how long it will take someone else to find these studies are incorrect and dark chocolate is a hadzard to ones health.

I give it 18 months..........same thing happened to eggs, coffee, tea, onions, bread, cranberry juice, beans.

Drexel6337 5-20-2010 @ 2:45PM

They already have!!!!!! Right above the advice that lists dark chocolate as being good for you is the advice to cut out sugar!!!!!!!!! If anyone were to eat chocolate without the sugar is would be repulsively bitter. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ss 11-08-2007 @ 11:49PM

yeah, I agree with that, Whenever any study says that something is good for you, theres ALWAYS another study that comes out and says that it can be bad for you.....You know what I say, Just Eat Healthy, Dont Smoke, Drink In moderation, Eat a Piece of Dark Chocolate, slather on your Favorite Anti-Aging Serum, and Just enjoy life, and Live Life as the Beautiful person you know you are =]

dennis 11-09-2007 @ 4:23AM

for #6 and ROW- all kidding aside, your "moderation" bit is right on- I like just about everything I can think of that's not good for you, so limiting yourself to reasonable amounts (most of the time!) is just common sense. On the other hand, I don't think you can get too much sex, can you. I quit smoking years ago, so I guess a little "dark" chocolate after sex would be OK!

chris owens 11-09-2007 @ 1:34AM

I'm not a doctor or a nutritionist but a well read person in nutrition.The fact that chocolate helps blood flow is nothing new because its been known for a long time that chocolate is high in the amino acid L- arginine which stimulates nitric oxide and increases blood flow and oxygen to your muscles

Cindi 11-11-2007 @ 7:00PM

I believe it! It is good for you. of course in moderation. But I have also discovered dark chocolate has another positive value, it acts as an aphrodisiac!

Bobby D 11-09-2007 @ 2:28AM

Allison....I love dark chocalate and having sex......let's hook up....woo hoo

Susan 11-09-2007 @ 7:28AM

Xocai is the healthy chocolate without the extra added calories and sugar. There are more benefits than just increased blood flow! Check it out at this website, I have been eating this for quite some time now and the benefits are amazing!

www.freechocolatenow.net/smith

Click on the link and use my name, Susan for the referral code.

JOYCE HUMBER-FAISON 5-20-2010 @ 6:27PM

Before recommending Xocai you need to point out that Xocai, according to some Google sites, is a pyramid scheme.

JOE 6-02-2010 @ 1:52AM

I agree, Xocai is the best, is only sold trough a Network of people or trough the Inter-Network, so it is called Network Marketing is such an impressive Healthy Chocolate that it would not be sold in super markets, only truogh specialty stores, and only special people get to eat it, www.chocolatebootcamp.com is where I get my Fix from.

mmmmm 11-17-2007 @ 8:58AM

I understand that it's not all dark chocolate that has the benefits. There's some that actually are made in a special way to be healthy, to keep the healthy stuff in. At least that's what the CocoaVia.com website says. It's a little hard to find, but it's pretty good.

nap4262AOL.COM 11-17-2007 @ 10:16AM

DARKCHOCOLATE IS MADE FROM FULL ROAST BEANS OR LIQ POTASH ADDED I MADE IT FOR 28 YEARS

DOTTIE 11-17-2007 @ 10:55AM

I really love the very dark chocolate, especially the chocolate made in Switzerland. The higher the cocoa % and Chocolate liquor % the better...thats runs a close second to sex, and maybe even better