Here's one for all you chocoholics out there. A study reported in the prestigious British Medical Journal suggests that people who regularly eat chocolate live up to a year longer than those who deprive themselves.

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The study looked at the 1998 health records of 7841 men, who entered Harvard as undergraduates between 1916 and 1950. And it found that people who ate modest amounts of candy bars, from one to three a month, had a 36 percent lower risk of death than those who abstained.

Antioxidant phenols responsible
The researchers say that antioxidant phenols in the chocolate portion of the candy probably are responsible for the added longevity. They say the amount of phenols in a 425g chocolate bar is about the same as in a glass of red wine.

Researchers note that only moderate amounts seem to be healthy, excessive chocolate eating may cause other health problems. – (HealthScout News)

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