Chocolate Good For Your Eyes
August 16, 2011 6:00 PM 
Researchers have given us chocolate lovers another reason to celebrate. According to a report on MSNBC dark chocolate has been found to be beneficial in improving your vision in low contrast situations such as driving in bad weather. This added benefit can now be added to the list of positive effects the cocoa bean provides to us.
dark chocolate can lower your blood pressure and also appears to have a favorable effect on cholesterol levels, platelet function and insulin sensitivity.
via The Body Odd – Skip the carrots. Chocolate improves eyesight, too.
We might not be able to get our doctors to prescribe it yet or have our insurance carrier cover it but we can at least rationalize our need for one of life’s true pleasures, chocolate.
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