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# Chocolate Health News Update
- URL: https://thechocolatelife.com/chocolate-health-news-update/
- Published: 2018-04-30T20:03:16.000Z
- Updated: 2021-01-01T22:38:07.000Z
- Author: TheChocolateWire
- Tags: The Wire

[Eating Chocolate can Reduce Stress](https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/chocolate-reduce-stress-inflammation-cacao-research-a8328651.html?ref=thechocolatelife.com)  
— Published in the Independent (UK)

From the article, “The next time you feel stressed, grab a bar or two of chocolate – as new research suggests eating chocolate can actually help lower your stress levels. According to researchers at Loma Linda University Adventist Health Sciences Centre in Southern California, [in addition to making you happier](https://news.llu.edu/for-journalists/press-releases/new-studies-show-dark-chocolate-consumption-reduces-stress-and-inflammation-while-improving-memory-immunity-and-mood?ref=thechocolatelife.com) from the sugar, consuming dark chocolate can have a positive effect on your brain health.”

Dark Chocolate Can Help With Stress and Inflammation  
— Published in OneGreenPlanet.org

From the article, “New research has shown that dark chocolate could have a beneficial effect on stress levels and inflammation. Two studies that were presented at the Experimental Biology 2018 meeting have found that the consumption of dark chocolate with at least 70% cacao concentration can help reduce stress and inflammation, as well as mood and memory, \[according to the Loma Linda study linked to above\].”

> \> Notice that both of the above articles cite the same study, providing slightly different takes. This is one reason it’s *really important to pay attention* to the reporting to see if the reports are all about the same thing, or if you are learning anything new.

Study reveals dark chocolate can help improve vision  
— Published in BodyandSoul.com (Australia)

From the article, “A new study, by researchers at the University of the Incarnate Word Rosenberg School of Optometry in San Antonio, has discovered that eating a bar of dark chocolate can increase an adult’s visual clarity. Scientists came to this conclusion by testing the effects of dark chocolate on the vision of 30 healthy adults — nine men and 21 women — who were an average age of 26 years. None of the subjects had a history of eye disease.”

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