Chocolate Follow-up

As a follow-up to my earlier post about how chocolate is good for one's sex life, I present this bit of science.

While it's been known for some time that a group of chemicals called flavanols--found in tea, wine and cocoa--are good for the vascular system, these recent findings identify a specific chemical, epicatechin, as linked to improved circulation and heart health. Scientists from University of California, Davis, Harvard Medical School and the Heinrich-Heine University of Duesseldorf, Germany published the results of their study in the January 17 issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Finally, science catches up with us chocolate lovers.