Breakfast at Tiffany's – Because I Do Not Know

Melts in Your Mouth -- No, Not That!

I typically dismiss any medical study that makes it into the mainstream media. Any researcher or doctor with a fax machine or e-mail list can blast his or her way onto the 6 o'clock news. However, sometimes one of these studies comes along that makes too much sense to be wrong.

Dark chocolate is good for you!

The study, published by the American Heart Association, joins a growing body of research that show compounds found in chocolate called flavonoids can help the blood vessels work more smoothly, perhaps reducing the risk of heart disease.

"Previous studies suggest flavonoid-rich foods, including fruits, vegetables, tea, red wine and chocolate, might offer cardiovascular benefits, but this is one of the first clinical trials to look specifically at dark chocolate's effect on lowering blood pressure among people with hypertension," said Jeffrey Blumberg of Tufts University in Boston, who led the study.

Of course, others have been saying this for years.

"All I really need is love, but a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt!" -- Lucy Van Pelt, Peanuts comic strip character.

5 comments Jake McCafferty last posted at 5:13 PM
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5 Comments:

Whew!!
That's a relief.

[he said with a snicker (bar)]

By dAAve, at 5:25 PM

So when are they gonna tell me the king size bag of peanut M&Ms will safe me from cancer?

I'm waiting . . .

By Unknown, at 6:00 PM

Guys, guys ... Snickers and M&Ms aren't dark chocolate. That's milk chocolate, right? But the chocolate smoothie has possibilities, if you're using dark chocolate.

By Jake McCafferty, at 6:38 PM

Snicker and M&Ms both have dark chocolate variants nowadays, just not as good as the superb dark Milky Way Midnight. Dark chocolate's all the rage - is chocolate the new black?

By Jay Six, at 12:23 AM

If brown is the new pink which was the new black, then I guess chocolate can now be the new black. Or brown. But not pink.

By Jake McCafferty, at 5:38 PM