Chocolate is a valentine for heart and cholesterol

The good news for chocoholics this American Heart Month is that studies continue to show a link between chocolate and heart health.

Heart-to-heart: A chocolatey Valentine’s Day can be good for you

On Tuesday, Valentine's Day, make a date with - what else? - chocolate. During Valentine's week, Americans are expected to buy more than 58 million pounds of chocolate candy. In moderation, it can be healthy.

Sweet news about chocolate… but

Several recent large-scale research reviews have provided the best evidence yet that chocolate is good for your heart — good news as the national chocolate holiday approaches. The UC Berkeley Wellness letter sums up the research, but adds a few caveats about chocolate's pitfalls.

Practical Nutrition: A bit of dark chocolate is a good thing, but go for 70 percent cacao

My husband, Jeff, loves chocolate in many forms, but dark chocolate is his favorite. That's good because dark chocolate has been shown to decrease heart disease and stroke risks. Small amounts can help increase blood flow, reduce blood pressure, increase antioxidants, and improve HDL, or good, cholesterol.

New chocolate bar boasts anti-aging and heart health

It may just be the perfect Valentine's Day gift: It's cheap, it's chocolate, and it boasts anti-aging and healthy heart benefits. The new WineTime Bar not only tastes luxuriously delicious, but it's also good Copyright 2012 Summit Daily News. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Summit Daily News New chocolate bar boasts anti-aging and ...