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Think Chocolate

By Alan Siddal
bite-sized squares of dark chocolate

Our Dark Chocolate Fondue recipe looks even better given the latest news from Columbia University. Older adults who drank a high-flavanol chocolate beverage for three months performed as well as people two or three decades younger on a memory test. Read more about the surprising health benefits of dark chocolate here

“To Improve a Memory, Consider Chocolate” by Pam Belluck, New York Times, 10/26/14

“Enhancing Dentate Gyrus Function with Dietary Flavanols Improves Cognition in Older Adults” by A.M. Brickman et al., Nature Neuroscience, 10/26/14

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