Chocolate Everyday Keeps the Doctor Away
Posted by: Simcha Whitehill
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12:30PM, Wednesday April 23rd 2008
While we might joke that chocolate is a lifesaver, but it actually is! A new study from Yale University found that pregnant women who eat chocolate every day dramatically reduce the risk of preeclampsia, a disorder that raises a pregnant woman’s blood pressure, causes premature births, and can result in death. But there’s also hope for those without a bun in the oven—the treats contain theobromine, which helps with persistent coughing. Hacking up a lung never sounded so sweet! [Daily Mail]
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Kiki T
wrote on April 23 2008 @ 12:42 pm: [report]
Oh I am so ahead of the game. I was eating chocolate as I was reading this!
Elle
wrote on April 23 2008 @ 06:55 pm: [report]
I eat a piece of dark chocolate every day. Mmmm!