Eating dark chocolate every day may improve thinking abilities in people with mild cognitive impairment, according to a new study.
Researchers enlisted older adults to consume either low, moderate or high amounts of flavanols in a cocoa-based beverage every day for eight weeks, and a link was found between the higher amounts of flavanols and improvements in tests of cognitive function.
The higher the concentration of flavanols, the better the people did on the tests — completing them more quickly and recalling more information, the researchers found.
The study was funded by Mars, a company that makes chocolate candy.
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