Health Benefits Of Dark Chocolate These are the recognized health benefits of natural (non-alkalized or non-Dutched) chocolates, together with examples of scientific references (not comprehensive, there is a huge number of studies published). Almost all the studies quoted can be found on PubMed, the official US medical reference database: Powerful anti-oxidant health properties In the American diet, fruits, vegetables, tea, wine and chocolate are major sources of antioxidants, which have been shown to have protective effects against CVD Fraga CG, Actis-Goretta L, Ottaviani JI, Carrasquedo F, Lotito SB, Lazarus S, Schmitz HH, Keen CL: Regular consumption of a flavanol-rich chocolate

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