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12Dark chocolate prevents exercise-induced stress

The European Journal of Nutrition added exercise protection to the list of benefits of consuming dark chocolate. Two groups were a part of the test and men that ate 3.5 ounces two hours before cycling for two-and-a-half-hours show higher antioxidant level in blood and lower markers of exercise-induced cell stress. This clearly points to the fact that you should take some dark chocolate daily either in combination with fruit, ice cream, oatmeal or something similar.

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