Dark chocolate contains protective antioxidant properties. However, these features are lost in the refining process. A recent study of mice pretreated with dark chocolate prior to experimentally-induced stroke showed that they suffered less brain damage. Even mice given chocolate only after the stroke had far less damage.

The British Medical Journal is jumping on the chocolate bandwagon, publishing a study that shows the highest levels of chocolate consumption compared to no chocolate consumption resulted in a 37 percent reduction in cardiovascular disease and a 29 percent reduction in stroke. This conclusion was based on a meta-analysis involving seven studies and 114,000...

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