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Dark, Milk or White – Which Chocolate Is Best for Your Heart?
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<blockquote data-quote="cheryl" data-source="post: 2845" data-attributes="member: 1"><p><a href="https://health.clevelandclinic.org/dark-milk-or-white-which-chocolate-is-best-for-your-heart/" target="_blank"><strong>Dark, Milk or White – Which Chocolate Is Best for Your Heart? - Cleveland Clinic</strong></a></p><p></p><p>A closer look at what's inside your favorite candy</p><p></p><p>Chocolate is good for blood flow, which means it’s good for your heart. But not all chocolate is created equal. We asked registered dietitian <a href="https://my.clevelandclinic.org/departments/executive-health/staff" target="_blank">Mira Ilic, RD, LD</a>, to give us the breakdown about which chocolate is best for your heart health.</p><p></p><p><strong>Is chocolate good for your heart?</strong></p><p></p><p>Ahh, the rich flavor of chocolate! It comes from the “flavonoids” in cocoa beans — which are also the reason that chocolate is so healthy for your heart. Flavonoids are antioxidants that fight cell-damaging free radicals in your body.</p><p></p><p>These flavonoids help your heart by: </p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Controlling cholesterol.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Lowering blood pressure.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Reducing your risk of blood clots.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Inhibiting sticky platelets.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Improving blood flow to your vital organs.</li> </ul></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cheryl, post: 2845, member: 1"] [URL='https://health.clevelandclinic.org/dark-milk-or-white-which-chocolate-is-best-for-your-heart/'][B]Dark, Milk or White – Which Chocolate Is Best for Your Heart? - Cleveland Clinic[/B][/URL] A closer look at what's inside your favorite candy Chocolate is good for blood flow, which means it’s good for your heart. But not all chocolate is created equal. We asked registered dietitian [URL='https://my.clevelandclinic.org/departments/executive-health/staff']Mira Ilic, RD, LD[/URL], to give us the breakdown about which chocolate is best for your heart health. [B]Is chocolate good for your heart?[/B] Ahh, the rich flavor of chocolate! It comes from the “flavonoids” in cocoa beans — which are also the reason that chocolate is so healthy for your heart. Flavonoids are antioxidants that fight cell-damaging free radicals in your body. These flavonoids help your heart by: [LIST] [*]Controlling cholesterol. [*]Lowering blood pressure. [*]Reducing your risk of blood clots. [*]Inhibiting sticky platelets. [*]Improving blood flow to your vital organs. [/LIST] [/QUOTE]
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