Cocoa Found to Benefit Smokers ; Study Shows Antioxidants May Help Reverse Damage to Blood Vessels

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Smokers have long favored a leisurely cigarette and a nice cup of coffee. However, they might consider a switch to cocoa.

The American College of Cardiology announced Wednesday that the innocuous stuff can boost the levels of nitric oxide in the blood of smokers and may reverse smoking-related impairment of blood vessel function.

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Cocoa Found to Benefit Smokers ; Study Shows Antioxidants May Help Reverse Damage to Blood Vessels

Though the researchers downplayed the idea, the implications are that cocoa might protect smokers from the harmful effects of their...

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