Chocolate is clearly one of the most enjoyed foods on the planet, and has one of the oldest documented histories of use going back to 1100 BC. And yet many still harbor guilt about consuming it because they associate it with “candy” (which logically follows from the fact that it is in the candy section in stores where you will find it) and have never been exposed to the research indicating it may actually be closer to a “medicine.” Now, newer research from the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition has revealed that the consumption of chocolate, or its active constituents (cocoa, flavan-3-ols), reduces a broad range of risk factors for cardiovascular disease, some of which include insulin resistance. The researchers looked at 42 acute and long-term studies and found a 33% median reduction in insulin resistance following chocolate consumption. More: ..
Posted on: Fri, 30 Aug 2013 00:21:29 +0000
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