For oenophiles and chocoholics, it was a very good year. For clean air: not so much.
By Laurie Goldman
Posted 12.30.2003 at 6:19 pm
The weak-willed
Are we dreaming? Pinch us: Daily 3.5-ounce doses of dark chocolate lower blood pressure, according to researchers at the University of Cologne, and a team led by molecular biologist David Sinclair of Harvard Medical School reported that an ingredient in red wine extends life span up to 70 percent -- the life span of yeast, that is (future research will test the effect in mice). The beneficial ingredients: natural plant chemicals called polyphenols.
Faithful spouses
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