Antioxidants in Dark Chocolate
Dark chocolate -- but not milk chocolate or dark
chocolate eaten with milk -- is a potent antioxidant,
report Mauro Serafini, PhD, of Italy's National Institute
for Food and Nutrition Research in Rome, and colleagues.
Their report appears in the Aug. 28 issue of Nature.
Antioxidants gobble up free radicals, destructive
molecules that are implicated in heart disease and
other ailments.
"Our findings indicate that milk may interfere
with the absorption of antioxidants from chocolate
... and may therefore negate the potential health benefits
that can be derived from eating moderate amounts of
dark chocolate."
Translation: Say "Dark, please," when ordering
at the chocolate counter. Don't even think of washing
it down with milk. And if health is your excuse for
eating chocolate, remember the word "moderate" as
you nibble.
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