The News
Study recommends a nip of chocolate
The dark confection lowers blood pressure in a small study that echoes other research on cocoa. The dark side: It takes only a tiny amount to have that effect.
By Lindsey Tanner The Associated Press
Article Last Updated: 07/04/2007 01:28:29 AM MDT
Chicago - Here's some good and bad news for chocoholics: Dark chocolate seems to lower blood pressure, but it requires an amount less than two Hershey's Kisses to do it, a small study suggests. The new research from Germany adds to mounting evidence linking dark chocolate with health benefits, but it's the first to suggest that just a tiny amount may suffice.

The Research
Read the research behind this story in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).