Photo: Tim Sackton
If there was ever a fight you want to pick... this is it. Fight for your health with chocolate!
Dark Chocolate-
dilates your arteries- yay! for your heart!improves nitric oxide, (a signaling molecule in your body)
high in antioxidants
Watch out for added milk fat or partially hydrogenated vegetable oil or even coconut or palm oil.
Stick to dark chocolate for the most health benefits. The higher the percent of cocoa the better.
Cocoa
Has high flavonoids (cacao )magnesium
calcium
helps control blood pressure
reduces chances of stroke
Don't buy dutched it's been treated with alkali. (you tell it's dutch BC of the dark color. Buy the lighter one.) It's done to make cocoa milder and make PH neutral. Opt for the original.