Eating chocolate can prolong the life of people
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2017-05-03 11:51:05
It's many people's favourite vice - but if the latest evidence is to be believed, the last thing you should feel when you secretly tuck into hunk of chocolate is guilty.
Scientists have revealed that eating chocolate - in reasonable amounts - makes you feel emotionally better and so improves the smooth running of your body's endorphins. It even protects against heart disease. So here we tell you all you need to know and reveal why we should all, occasionally, indulge in a sweet treat...
Chocolate makes you live longer
Researchers at Harvard University in the U.S. studied 8,000 men for 65 years
and found that those who ate modest amounts of chocolate up to three times a
month, lived almost a year longer than those who didn't eat any. They concluded that this is likely to be due to the fact that cocoa contains
antioxidants called polyphenols, also found in red wine, which prevent the oxidation of harmful cholesterol. Antioxidants are also known to protect against cancer.
antioxidants called polyphenols, also found in red wine, which prevent the oxidation of harmful cholesterol. Antioxidants are also known to protect against cancer.