Chocolate on the blood flow to your heart

A Japanese study suggests that dark chocolate can improve blood flow to heart muscle.

Improved coronary blood flow mitigates the risk of chronic chest pain, or angina , and heart attacks.

Flavonoids, a group of antioxidant compounds also found in red wine, tea, and fruits and vegetables , can be credited with with dark chocolate's healthy effects.

Dark chocolate is rich in a potent flavonoid known as cacao polyphenol.


Cacao polyphenol contains four times as many disease-fighting flavonoids per serving than red wine or tea, accoeding to scientists.