Just in time for the holidays, some heart-warming news.
Flavanol-rich cocoa and green tea can protect your cardiovascular system against stress even after you eat fatty junk food, a new study finds.
“We know that when people are stressed, they tend to gravitate towards high-fat foods,” said lead study author Catarina Rendeiro, an assistant professor in nutritional sciences at the University of Birmingham in the UK. “We have previously shown that fatty food can impair the body’s vascular recovery from stress.”
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