Yes, you read that right. According to the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, cocoa can be used to help maintain brain health and keep diseases like Alzheimer's away. Researcher's have also found that chocolate and cocoa can help reduce the risk of hearts disease from flavanols that reduce cell damage caused by heart disease. Of course this means the recommended amount of chocolate a day is low (100 g), but does that mean everyone should go out and buy a Hershey's bar and then they are in the clear from getting Alzheimer's disease? Wrong. 77 Dr. Guilio Maria Pasinetti (a professor of neurology in New York) says that only certain types of cocoa can benefit us with their micro nutrients, and this research was also tested on animals. As the numbers for Alzheimer's disease climb, from 35.6 million people in 2010 to an expected double that number in 2030, we can only hope that something as simple as a grocery store candy bar can help us in the fight against this horrible disease. So yes, for now, don't go stuffing your faces with candy bar hoping for prevention because the conclusion from the scientist is really that they just need more evidence and research to prove this. But for a chocolate lover, I'm already stalking up on Hershey's.
Link for this article and where i got the info: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/299440.php
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