In this issue...

• If You Have Questions, University Village Has the Answers
• University Village Residents Take Center Stage at California Lutheran University!
• Amazing Facts About Dark Chocolate

Amazing Facts About Dark Chocolate

$13.9 billion was spent on chocolate products last year. So what's the big deal about chocolate — especially the dark variety? You already know you love it — and you will like it even more once you discover interesting facts and health benefits of dark chocolate.

Dark chocolate is...

• Lower in caffeine than tea, coffee and cola beverages.
  1 ounce of chocolate contains about 6 mg of caffeine — 5 ounces of regular coffee contains over 40 mg.
  
  
• A great source of antioxidants.
  Antioxidants that may help prevent cancer, heart disease and hardening of the arteries, and can lower blood pressure.
  
  
• A perfect love connection.
  When consumed, it's widely believed chocolate releases a chemical in your body similar to what is produced when you're in love.
  
  
• A great complement to another healthy treat — the nut!
  Chocolate manufacturers use 20 percent of the world's peanuts and 40 percent of the world's almonds.
  
  
• A nutritional resource.
  1 ounce of dark chocolate contains:
  
  • Calories – 136
  • Protein – 1.19 g
  • Calcium – 9 mg
  • Potassium – 103 mg

Now the question is — What will you serve in your candy dish this holiday season?

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Resources: WebMD Health News, August 8, 2003. Article by Richard Davies of http://www.chocolateorg.com, covering a wide variety of information on chocolate, and http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Richard_Davies