Well its looking like another plus for Dark Chocolate eaters. Researchers while studying the effects of a compound called epicatechin (found in coco) on mice found that their energy levels went through the roof and also were able to exercise for longer periods of time. The team are now looking to see if it will have a similar effect on humans. Their hope is that it will delay or counteract age related muscle wasting. Dr [...]

Well back in June 2009 I posted about the benefits eating dark chocolate given to those who suffered from high blood pressure. In the post I wrote of how I had tried eating the chocolate to see if the claim was true. It turned out to be just that (true) it did actually lower my slightly raised blood pressure and has continued to do so. Well, it is now February 2010 almost eight months later [...]

It looks like fans of dark chocolate win again! Researchers at European Dermatology London, a private Harley Street skin clinic, have published their latest findings in the Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology. It would appear that eating a couple of squares of dark chocolate a day could prevent wrinkles caused by the suns rays, and if that’s not enough for you then how about this… It can also help to lower the risk of skin cancer!. [...]

Are you a chocolate fan well if you are then read on, Dirk Taubert, MD, PhD, and colleagues at the University of Cologne, Germany report that eating dark chocolate, not milk chocolate, is good for us. so says their report which appears in The Journal of the American Medical Association. So does that mean we can all go on a chocolate binge. No it does not, what they are saying is that older individuals that [...]