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  Dark/Milk/White..which choc is the best? and why?

  Dark Chocolate is best because it tastes the best, and has some definite health benefits.

  Dark chocolate -- not white chocolate -- lowers high blood pressure, say Dirk Taubert, MD, PhD, and colleagues at the University of Cologne, Germany. Their report appears in the Aug. 27 issue of The Journal of the American Medical Association

  What is it about dark chocolate? The answer is plant phenols -- cocoa phenols, to be exact. These compounds are known to lower blood pressure.

  Chocolates made in Europe are generally richer in cocoa phenols than those made in the U.S. So if you're going to try this at home, remember: Darker is better.

  Just remember to balance the calories. A 100-gram serving of Hershey's Special Dark Chocolate Bar has 531 calories, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. If you ate that much raw apple you'd only take in 52 calories. But then, you'd miss out on the delicious blood pressure benefit.

  A hint: Don't replace healthy foods with chocolate.

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  Posted 02 Aug 07

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  Blockbuster or Video Ezy...which one is better?

  For me, Video Ezy.
  
  The reason is that there is a Video Ezy 2 minutes drive from me, and it takes 5 mins to drive to Blockbuster.

  Posted 20 Jul 07