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Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Resveratrol - Heart Healthy Chocolate

A reason to indulge. I just had this 'Rich Dark Chocolate' and I must say it is yummy!! On the back it was written 'Contains more Resveratrol than 50 glasses of Red Wine'. Googled and realized Resveratrol may be the key substance in the antioxidants responsible for the heart healthy benefits - Preventing damage to blood vessels, prevent blood clots and brings down bad cholesterol. However, moderation please. So far it has been tested on mice, and it has shown it reduces obesity, but for a human to have that same doses given to the mice, he will need to drink about 60 litres of red wine...everyday. So maybe having one of this chocolate daily may do just that. In any case, more research is needed to make this a fact. By the way, I bought this at NTUC Finest.