Dark Chocolate Improves Heart Health

A new study reveals that eating a few squares of dark chocolate every day can improve heart health. Diane Becker, professor of medicine at Johns Hopkins University presented findings at the annual meeting of the American Heart Association that a chemical in cocoa beans has a similar biochemical effect to aspirin and can reduce the likelihood of blood clotting. Previous research had already shown this effect with much larger quantities of dark chocolate, which has high levels of antioxidants called flavonoids.