Sunday, September 28, 2008

FuturePundit: Only Low Doses Of Chocolate Reduce Inflammation Marker

FuturePundit: Only Low Doses Of Chocolate Reduce Inflammation Marker: "From the paper's abstract: If you ate about 3/4ths of an ounce of dark chocolate every third day you'd get the optimal benefit.

A J-shaped relationship between dark chocolate consumption and serum CRP was observed; consumers of up to 1 serving (20 g) of dark chocolate every 3 d had serum CRP concentrations that were significantly lower than nonconsumers or higher consumers. Our findings suggest that regular consumption of small doses of dark chocolate may reduce inflammation."