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	Good News About Chocolate
		Blood samples were obtained from the subjects before chocolate consumption and after two and six hours.
		It was also observed that chocolate consumption significantly increased the total antioxidant capacity of blood plasma and decreased oxidative damage to lipids in the blood, suggesting an in vivo antioxidant role for epicatechin.
		Since chocolate in products is accompanied by fat and sugar, eating too much may cause health problems in susceptible people, although the type of saturated fat (stearic acid) in chocolate does not seem to adversely affect the blood lipid profile.
	lpi.oregonstate.edu /ss02/chocolate.html (1071 words)

	Prevent Disease.com - Dark Chocolate Prevents Blood-Clotting
		"Chocolate that's flavonoid-rich, that's dark, that's good quality, that's not traveling with all of its bad friends like sugar and fat, probably has some fairly potent pro-health benefits, although not as strong as aspirin," said lead researcher Diane Becker, professor of medicine at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore.
		Participants were instructed to follow a strict exercise regimen and to refrain from smoking or consuming food or drinks known to affect the activity of blood platelets, which are key to clotting.
		"People who ate chocolate had markedly lower amounts of urinary excretion of this byproduct of platelet activity, which meant that the platelets are not being activated and not clumping so much in the body," Becker said.
	www.preventdisease.com /news/articles/111506_dark_chocolate.shtml (646 words)

	Flavonoid-rich dark chocolate boosts blood vessel function, study suggests
		Better blood flow is good for your heart." The study appears in the June issue of the Journal of the American College of Nutrition.
		Previous clinical studies have shown the beneficial effects of chocolate on the function of blood vessel endothelium [the inner lining of blood vessels] after either a single dose or several doses of chocolate over a few days.
		The induced increase in blood flow after the cuff is deflated causes release of many dilator substances, such as nitric oxide and prostanoids, which relax, the artery.
	www.eurekalert.org /pub_releases/2004-06/uoc--fdc052604.php (854 words)

	Dark Chocolate
		Dark chocolate -- but not milk chocolate or dark chocolate eaten with milk -- is a potent antioxidant, report Mauro Serafini, PhD, of Italy's National Institute for Food and Nutrition Research in Rome, and colleagues.
		Those who ate dark chocolate had a significant drop in blood pressure (by an average of 5 points for systolic and an average of 2 points for diastolic blood pressure).
		Chocolates made in Europe are generally richer in cocoa phenols than those made in the U.S. So if you're going to try this at home, remember: Darker is better.
	www.absolutefitinc.com /dark_chocolate.htm (611 words)

	Blood Pressure > Dark Chocolate May Reduce Blood Pressure, Improve Insulin Resistance
		If you have high blood pressure, a daily bar-sized serving of flavonol-rich dark chocolate might lower your blood pressure and improve insulin resistance, researchers report in Hypertension: Journal of the American Heart Association.
		The researchers found a 12 mm Hg decrease in systolic blood pressure and a 9 mm Hg decrease in diastolic blood pressure in the dark chocolate group after 15 days. Blood pressure did not decrease in the white chocolate group.
		The researchers report that the dark chocolate group also experienced a significant reduction in several measures of insulin resistance compared to the white chocolate group. Levels of LDL ("bad") cholesterol dropped by about 10 percent in the dark chocolate group, but stayed the same in the white chocolate group.
	www.emaxhealth.com /106/2632.html (412 words)

	The Nut Factory : Kitchen : Interesting Facts : Chocolate Glossary (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-08)
		Dark Chocolate that contains a minimum of 35% chocolate liquor Bittersweet and semi-sweet both fall under this definition, however, bittersweet is traditionally the term reserved from chocolate with a minimum of 50% chocolate liquor.
		Chocolate with at least 10% chocolate liquor and 12% mild solids, combined with sugar, cocoa, butter, lecithin and vanilla.
		Chocolate and cocoa may help prevent heart attacks, researchers said on Wednesday, but don't run to the office vending machine yet.
	www.thenutfactory.com /kitchen/facts/facts-chocolate-glossary.html (1253 words)

	Chocolate Health Benefits - Health Benefits of Dark Chocolate (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-08)
		Chocolate is also a good source of copper and magnesium, which helps to regulate heartbeat and blood pressure.
		Blood pressure was shown to be relatively unchanged for those who ate the white chocolate, but the dark chocolate eaters' blood pressure showed changes.
		Yachana Jungle Chocolate is made from cocoa nibs - little bits of cocoa beans that have been fermented, dried, and just slightly roasted - making it one of the healthiest chocolate on the market.
	www.yachanagourmet.com /health_benefits.htm (666 words)

	Clinical Trial: Effects of Dark Chocolate on Insulin Sensitivity in People With High Blood Pressure
		Blood glucose and insulin levels are measured frequently during the test and the rate of the glucose infusion is adjusted to keep blood glucose at the baseline (fasting) level.
		Blood samples are tested for blood count, electrolytes, liver function, insulin, lipids, and other substances, in addition to glucose levels.
		Blood pressure, insulin sensitivity, and insulin-mediated capillary recruitment will be assessed in each subject after the run-in period, after 15 days of treatment, and after completion of the cross-over.
	www.clinicaltrials.gov /show/NCT00099476 (1378 words)

	Dark Chocolate May Lower Blood Pressure
		Dark chocolate is rich in flavonoids due to their high cocoa content, but white chocolate contains no cocoa, and, therefore, no flavonoids.
		Researchers found that blood sugar metabolism was significantly improved after the dark chocolate phase, as evidenced by reduced insulin resistance and higher insulin sensitivity.
		The study also showed that the participants' systolic blood pressure (the top number in a blood pressure reading) was significantly lower after 15 days of eating dark chocolate -- an average of 108 mm Hg compared with 114 mm Hg.
	foxnews.webmd.com /content/article/102/106519.htm?src=rss_foxnews (473 words)

	Dark chocolate lowers blood pressure, study shows
		However, this benefit applies only to dark chocolate, which is rich in flavonoids - the same antioxidant compounds found in fruits, vegetables and whole grains that are known to help lower blood pressure, according to the report in Monday’s online edition of Hypertension.
		In the 15 days they were eating dark chocolate, individuals displayed an average 11.9 mm Hg drop in their systolic blood pressure (the top number in a blood pressure reading) and a 8.5 mm Hg drop in diastolic blood pressure (the lower number).
		"Chocolate is not an alternative to traditional lifestyle changes or to taking medications to reduce risk of heart disease or to treat diabetes," he said.
	www.azcentral.com /health/wellness/articles/0720chocolate-ON.html (694 words)

	Urban Legends Reference Pages: Horror (Milk of Inhumane Kineness) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-08)
		This tainted milk is non-salable, except to the makers of pre-packaged chocolate milk, since the cocoa hides the blood.
		Blood is generally considered icky, so schoolchildren regularly horrify each other with whispered claims that the milk used in chocolate milk is just swimming with the stuff.
		In other words, the "cow's blood in the chocolate milk" story doesn't fly any better than a cow would.
	www.snopes.com /horrors/food/chocmilk.htm (445 words)

	Science Notes 2000--Cheers for Chocolate
		Chocolate beans, however, are extremely bitter, a taste associated with poisonous plants.
		Chocolate is the reason why people have continuously occupied the village for more than three thousand years, says archaeologist John Henderson of Cornell University.
		Chocolate is one of them," says phenol expert Joe Vinson, a chemist at the University of Scranton in Pennsylvania.
	scicom.ucsc.edu /SciNotes/0001/chocolate.htm (2312 words)

	Heart attack, heart disease, and cholesterol information from iVillage Total Health - Heart Health
		Dark chocolate contains antioxidants, but also a lot of fat and calories, Ferri said, and people who want to add some chocolate to their diet need to subtract an equivalent amount of calories by cutting back on other foods, to avoid weight gain.
		One study found that eating milk chocolate did little to raise antioxidant levels in the blood, perhaps because milk interferes with the absorption of antioxidants from chocolate.
		Ferri's team found that after eating dark chocolate, participants' blood pressure decreased, and they showed improvements in insulin sensitivity, meaning they were better able to metabolize glucose (sugar), according to the report in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
	heart.health.ivillage.com /newsstories/whencomeschocolateorderdark.cfm (698 words)

	Dark Chocolate May Reduce Blood Pressure, Improve Insulin Resistance
		They all had hypertension and a systolic blood pressure (the top number in a blood pressure reading) between 140 and 159 millimeters of mercury (mm Hg) and a diastolic blood pressure (bottom number) between 90 and 99.
		Blood pressure did not decrease in the white chocolate group.
		The researchers report that the dark chocolate group also experienced a significant reduction in several measures of insulin resistance compared to the white chocolate group.
	www.americanheart.org /presenter.jhtml?identifier=3032194 (486 words)

	Dark chocolate is delicious and healthy
		My favorite article this month is from Reuters Health that claims, "eating dark chocolate may have a protective effect on the cardiovascular system in healthy people".
		Dark chocolate is high in antioxidant and flavoniods, and "studies have shown that people with high blood levels of flavonoids have lower risk of heart disease, lung cancer, prostate cancer, asthma, and type 2 diabetes."
		After healthy volunteers consumed 100 grams of dark chocolate over 3 hours the researchers found there was a signficant decrease in aortic stiffness of 7%.
	www.my-blood-pressure.com /dark-chocolate.html (250 words)

	Dark Chocolate Tastes Good--And Is Good For You - Forbes.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-08)
		However, this benefit applies only to dark chocolate, which is rich in flavonoids —the same antioxidant compounds found in fruits, vegetables and whole grains that are known to help lower blood pressure, according to the report in the July 18 online edition of Hypertension.
		In the 15 days they were eating dark chocolate, individuals displayed an average 11.9 mm Hg (millimeters of mercury) drop in their systolic blood pressure (the top number in a blood pressure reading) and a 8.5 mm Hg drop in diastolic blood pressure (the lower number).
		However, there was no drop in blood pressure when they ate flavonoid-free white chocolate, the researchers found.
	www.forbes.com /lifestyle/2005/07/20/cx_0720health_ls.html (950 words)

	Blood and Chocolate (film) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Blood and Chocolate is a film planned for release on the 26th of January 2007, produced by Lakeshore Entertainment and distributed by MGM.
		It is based on the young adult novel Blood and Chocolate by Annette Curtis Klause, which was adapted to a screenplay by Ehren Kruger.
		Since 1997, five directors were in talks to film Blood and Chocolate, namely Larry Williams and his wife Leslie Libman, Po-Chih Leong, Sanji Senaka and Rupert Wainwright, before Katja von Garnier finally signed in January 2005 to direct the film.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Blood_and_Chocolate_(film) (401 words)

	The Seattle Times: Health: Researchers: Chocolate thins blood, protects heart
		Researchers from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore have found that chocolate thins the blood and protects the heart in the same way as aspirin.
		The key is a compound in chocolate called flavanol, which slows down platelet clumping that can block off blood vessels and lead to a heart attack or stroke.
		A person would have to eat at least a couple of tablespoons of dark chocolate a day to see some benefit — and it's still not as effective as a single baby aspirin, which is usually prescribed to heart patients.
	seattletimes.nwsource.com /html/health/2003431329_chocolate15.html (390 words)

	CNN.com - Food Central - News - Chocolate may be healthy for your heart, study says - February 18, 2000
		Chocolate may be healthy for your heart, study says
		Americans spend $13 billion on chocolate a year, and the average American eats more than 12 pounds of the sweet treat a year.
		That build up prevents blood from getting to the heart and can cause clots and hemorrhages which can lead to a heart attack.
	archives.cnn.com /2000/FOOD/news/02/18/health.chocolate (452 words)

	UMIM: Healing Food Pyramid: Chocolate
		Chocolate is made using beans harvested from the cocoa tree, Theobroma cacao.
		Dark chocolate has a rich, intense flavor, and is found in candies and some of the chocolate morsels (chips) used in baking.
		Chocolate and blood pressure in elderly individuals with isolated systolic hypertension.
	www.med.umich.edu /umim/clinical/pyramid/chocolate.htm (965 words)

	Sugar-Free Dark Chocolate Improves Blood Pressure, Shrinks Waistline
		The white chocolate was used as the constant because it is devoid of the flavonols found in dark chocolate, which the researchers believed would cause the eventual health improvements discovered.
		Dark chocolate caused a significant drop in blood pressure and a reduction in the LDL "bad" cholesterol.
		These benefits of eating dark chocolate are expected to be good news for people who are susceptible to having a heart attack or stroke.
	www.commonvoice.com /article.asp?colid=2436 (588 words)

	No Kidding...Chocolate Really Is Good for You (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-08)
		Although the study was small, it did show that among people with high blood pressure, dark chocolate caused a 12 point drop in systolic blood pressure (the top number) and a 9 point drop in diastolic blood pressure (the bottom number).
		They alternated between eating 100 grams of dark chocolate by itself, 100 grams of dark chocolate with a glass of whole milk and 200 grams of milk chocolate.
		Their blood was checked an hour later and it was found that those who had dark chocolate by itself had the most antioxidants in their blood.
	www.healthatoz.com /healthatoz/Atoz/hl/nutr/food/alert10272005.jsp (507 words)

	Blood and Chocolate - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Blood and Chocolate (novel) is a romantic supernatural werewolf novel by Annette Curtis Klause.
		Blood and Chocolate (film) is a 2007 film based on the novel.
		Blood and Chocolate (album) is a 1986 album by Elvis Costello and the Attractions.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Blood_and_Chocolate (117 words)

	Dagoba Chocolate - Chocolate Facts
		Chocolate is associated with increased serotonin levels, a factor that is believed to explain chocolate cravings.
		After a week without eating chocolate each individual received skin prick and blood tests for allergies to chocolate and component ingredients (milk, soy,almonds, peanuts, vanilla), and consumed unlabeled cacao and non-cacao samples.
		Sugar allergies were assessed by giving half the participants unsweetened chocolate and half chocolate made with cane juice.
	www.dagobachocolate.com /healthfacts.html (326 words)

	WWE: Inside WWE > Blood & Chocolate (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-08)
		Blood and Chocolate hits theaters on January 26th.
		And her affection for Kevin Thorn rivals the love of Blood and Chocolate's Vivian and Aiden.
		A young beautiful werewolf named Vivian is torn between honoring her family's secret and her love for a man. And when a string of accidental murders happen, it threatens to rip and expose her pack apart.
	www.wwe.com /inside/bloodandchocolate (204 words)

	CanMag- Stills- Blood & Chocolate Stills
		MGM has sent over our first batch of movie stills for their upcoming thriller Blood & Chocolate which is quickly heading our way this January.
		Blood and Chocolate stars Agnes Bruckner (24), Hugh Dancy (Basic Instinct 2) and Olivier Martinez (Taking Lives) and is directed by German independent film director Katja von Garnier (Bandits).
		When her affections for a visiting American artist threaten to expose her family's secret society, she must choose between her love for an outsider and betraying the secret vows of her family.
	www.canmag.com /nw/6314-blood-chocolate-movie-stills (247 words)

	the Raven's Fake Blood Recipes
		If you have a blood recipe you'd like to recommend, feel free to email it to me. My address is at the bottom of the page.
		This recipe for quick and easy chocolate blood was sent my way by Victor Gutierrez (many thanks).
		Doubling the water gives you a very slimy, gloopy jello which doesn't look a lot like blood, but can be fun to get kids to stick their hands into at hallowe'en parties.
	www.shades-of-night.com /larp/blood.html (1077 words)

	CanMag- Posters- Tasty Blood & Chocolate
		MGM has sent over the first poster for their upcoming thriller Blood and Chocolate.
		Blood and Chocolate is based on Annette Curtis Klause's novel about a teenage werewolf who has spent her life trying to hide the fact that she is part wolf.
		Blood and Chocolate opens to theatres on January 26, 2007.
	www.canmag.com /news/4/3/5927 (203 words)

	Dark Chocolate Lowers Blood Clot Risk
		If you eat a little bit of dark chocolate each day you could be reducing your chances of developing a blood clot, say researchers from Johns Hopkins University, USA.
		Platelets are tiny particles in your blood that stick to each other, eventually forming clumps which make a clot.
		The patients being observed had to give up eating chocolate for the study to be effective.
	www.medicalnewstoday.com /healthnews.php?newsid=56788 (289 words)

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