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While Dark Chocolate is certainly the dark horse when it comes to good health due to its overall health benefits, one must keep in mind that “too much of a good thing is bad thing!” so here are some benefits of it:

• Anti – Oxidant Power House

Dark Chocolate containing high levels of cocoa; has a high level of anti-oxidants too! The anti-oxidants present in dark chocolate are found in the form of polyphenols known as flavanoids, which help protect the body from free radicals and harmful molecules, thereby slowing down the ageing process while protecting us from Cancer!

• Heart Matters

Consumption of Cocoa is proven to help relax one’s arteries as well as widen them; it also helps in widening arteries and maintaining them. Dark chocolate helps in preventing the buildup of plaque on the arteries which can block them, it does so by slowing down the rate of the *oxidization of LDL or Bad Cholesterol.

*Oxidization of LDL cholesterol is responsible for the beginning of the accumulation of plaque on the arteries*

To read more see Dark Chocolate- The Dark Horse of Good Health

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