One Reason Why Cocoa Is Good For You

We've heard about a jillion times that dark chocolate is good for you, but new research being unveiled this week at the National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society may help shed light on the reason why. A research team spearheaded by Maria Moore, an undergraduate student at Louisiana State University, created a model of the human digestive process using stomach and intestinal enzymes, and sent through three types of cocoa powder (an ingredient in chocolate), paying careful attention to the way the components of cocoa powder were broken down by gut bacteria.
Source: The ND Blog: Notes from the Nutritionista by Monica Reinagel, L.D.N., C.N.S. - Category: Nutritionists and Food Scientists Tags: Health dark chocolate diet tips food news food tips health news study superfood Source Type: blogs