Yesterday was Easter Sunday and I expect that there are still plenty of Easter eggs and chocolate lurking in many homes?! If you happen to have received a dark chocolate egg made from cocoa-rich chocolate (at least 70% cocoa solids) this could be good news for your health. A newly published study, in the [...]
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It is Valentine’s Day on Sunday and chocolate sales are bound to be high. Readers of this blog may remember reading about my penchant for good dark chocolate (my preferred chocolate is very rich and dark at 85% cocoa solids), well it seems like giving this treat to yourself or a loved-one could really [...] On Monday I wrote about phytochemicals in relation to obesity. Bioflavonoids are phytochemicals, or plant nutrient, that I have written about often. Fruit and vegetables and other plant-based foods such as nuts, seeds, pulses, beans are the richest sources of flavonoids. A favoured source of flavonoids for me is cocoa. Cocoa and dark chocolate [...] Dark chocolate, the varieties containing 85% -90% cocoa solids, is something that I really do enjoy (as regular readers of my blog will already know)! I take comfort in knowing that this treat is also quite healthy. Numerous studies have now linked the eating of dark chocolate to a reduced risk of heart disease and cancers, [...] |
  
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