The 2013 Nobel prizes were awarded in October, but as this is the time of year when many of us are surrounded by treats — holiday gifts and celebration goodies — we thought we’d ease a little guilt on holiday consumption and maybe add a little perspective to common New Year’s resolutions.
Why would the sweet treat be linked to winning the most prestigious intellectual award, you ask? In the New England Journal of Medicine, Dr. Franz H. Messerli, a cardiologist at St. Luke’s–Roosevelt Hospital in New York City, writes that cocoa contains flavanols, plant-based compounds that previous studies have linked to the slowing or reversing of age-related cognitive decline. (You can also get flavonols in green tea, red wine and some fruits.) Read more…
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