They were so addicted, they just could not give up their favorite daily snack -- not even in the interest of science.

But chocolate lovers who flunked out of a Johns Hopkins University study on aspirin and heart disease helped researchers stumble on an explanation of why a little chocolate a day can cut the risk of heart attack.

It turns out chocolate, like aspirin, affects the platelets that cause blood to clot, Diane Becker of the Johns Hopkins University's School of Medicine and her colleagues discovered.

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My days is now complete! I'm having dinner tonight with two long time girl friends. Most of the times we eat something healthy (well two of us anyway) then splurge on HUGE desserts. I will have NO guilt eating chocolate tonight. It's good for my

 

That is good news indeed!

It's time we were allowed to feel good about a vice.

 

One confirmation was enough for me but this is good news anyway. I've tried to weed out some of the vices that don't work particularly well for me. I cherish the ones I've managed to keep. Thanks!

 

I'd rather have Red Wine.!!!

 

Did you ask Google to insert that Lipitor ad right below your post?

 

[QUOTE=Countnkick,Nov 15 2006, 06:22 PM]That is good news indeed!

 

I knew there had to be a good reason chocolate was put on this earth.
Levi