More chocolate

A while ago we did a feature on chocolate, to try to cut through the hype and find out what it’s real health value was.  In March, a new study was released from the Department of Internal Medicine and Public Health, University of L’Aquila in L’Aquila Italy.  The short term study tested people’s reactions to dark and white chocolate.  The result?  Dark chocolate improved insulin sensitivity and lowered blood pressure.

It may be the Flavanols in chocolate that provide the benefit.  They relax blood vessels, which may actually make them good for a headache sufferer, as long as chocolate isn’t a migraine trigger for you.  Read more about what type of chocolate provides the most benefit in our article.