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REAL LIFE NEWS: SEE, I TOLD YOU CHOCOLATE WAS GOOD FOR YOU!

by Hazed

It's good for you. It's bad for you. It causes cancer. It prevents cancer. Scientists are constantly making discoveries that some property of a food stuff previously known for the damage it does to the body, now has a benefit as well. Wine, beer, coffee... when will they find that smoking has a positive side to it, too?

Well, this week's story says that a mouthful of dark chocolate a day could reduce your blood pressure.

That's basically the gist of the story - if you want the technical details you can read all about them in this BBC news article.

But meanwhile, let me just say: YES! I knew I was right to eat chocolate. Now, if one mouthful is good for you, surely 100 mouthfuls would be even better...

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