Doctors Say a Chocolate a Day Keeps Them Away: ‘Chocolate contains compounds called

flavonoids that can help maintain a healthy heart and good

circulation and reduce blood clotting — which can cause heart attacks

and strokes.

“More and more, we are finding evidence that consumption of

chocolate that is rich in flavonoids can have positive cardiovascular

effects,” Carl Keen, a nutritionist at the University of California, Davis,

told a science conference.’ Reuters