Get Up And Do Something: Dark Chocolate Trend Making Valentine’s Day Healthier

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Dark Chocolate Trend Making Valentine's Day Healthier Feb 15th 2013, 11:55 Yesterday could have been the healthiest Valentine's Day on record, with more Americans than ever reaching for dark chocolate over milk chocolate, experts say. Heightened public awareness about the health benefits of dark chocolate has turned what used to be seen as a guilty indulgence into a must-have staple. The dark stuff contains a higher level of cocoa flavonoids, which recent scientific studies have found combat bad cholesterol and lower blood pressure. A devotion to dark is obvious from farmers markets to supermarkets, where shoppers are bombarded by dark chocolate bars containing 70, 80, and 90 percent cocoa solids.

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