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Quite by accident, one stressed day I bit into dark chocolate and had my best workout ever up to that point. On many different occasions I confirmed that Dark chocolate gives an amazing boost for the best cardio workout ever! 25g of 60-70% cocoa dark chocolate and I can work at 70% MHR for an hour!

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A trainer confirmed that it is used by a few athletes.

- Submitted by LINIS_THIN 4/3/2010 in Exercise | 2 Comments

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Dark Chocolate = Delicious
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- Submitted by TARANIE 4/3/2010 | 0 Comments | View Secret

Dark Chocolate lowers Blood Pressure

Hooray for dark chocolate! Eating about 30 calories a day of dark chocolate — that's about half an ounce — was shown to help lower blood pressure without weight gain or other adverse effects, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).

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Dark Chocolate is good for you..get Hershey's sugar free..eat one piece a day

- Submitted by SUNSHINE6442 4/3/2010 | 1 Comments | View Secret

treat yourself Frozen Hot Chocolate only 150 calories

½ cup chocolate syrup 1 cup fat-free evaporated milk
½ tsp vanilla extract 3 cups ice cubes
Reduced-fat whipped topping or dark chocolate shavings, for garnish (optional)

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Combine the chocolate syrup, evaporated milk, vanilla, and ice in a blender and blend until completely smooth. Pour into glasses, and garnish with a dollop of whipped topping or a sprinkling of chocolate shavings if desired.

- Submitted by ARIONNA5 4/3/2010 | 1 Comments | View Secret

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