Well there is no such thing as white chocolate (0 percent cocoa)
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http://www.ktvq.com/news/dark-chocolate-outperforms-white-chocolate-in-heart-benefits-study/
Previous research has linked eating dark chocolate to healthy heart
benefits such as reduced risk for stroke and heart disease. A new study
that compared dark chocolate against white chocolate adds to the
evidence of why eating dark chocolate may help your health.
For the study, presented August 24 at the Experimental Biology
2012 conference in San Diego, researchers assigned 31 "fortunate"
subjects to eat a daily serving of 50 grams of either dark chocolate
(which contained 70 percent cocoa) or white chocolate (0 percent cocoa)
for 15 days. The researchers performed a battery of blood tests on the
participants before and after the study, and found those who ate dark
chocolate had lower blood sugar (glucose) levels, lower levels of LDL
(bad cholesterol) and higher levels of HDL (good) cholesterol.
Study author Dr. Mee Young Hong, associate professor of exercise and
nutritional sciences at San Diego State University, told WebMD that dark
chocolate eaters lowered their bad cholesterol by 20 percent and raised
their good cholesterol by 20 percent.
The researchers concluded that dark chocolate may reduce the risk of
heart disease by improving glucose levels and lipid profiles. This might
be because dark chocolate contains more compounds called "flavanols"
that have potent antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties, they
said. The effects from eating dark chocolate remained after scientists
"bloomed" the chocolate, which is basically melting it and letting it
settle.
But the researchers warn chocolate should be eaten in moderation
since daily consumption adds saturated fat and calories to your diet.
They realize that's no easy task since getting their study participants
to limit their chocolate intake was hard enough.
"We had great compliance with our study subjects because everybody
wanted to eat chocolate," the researchers wrote. "We actually had to
tell them not to eat more than 50 grams a day."
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