According to this month's Reader's Digest, Dutch researchers have identified 6 foods which, if eaten daily (with one exception) can reduce risk of heart disease by 76%

1.  1/2 teaspoon fresh garlic

2.  2 cups fruits and vegetables (esp leafy greens and citrus fruits)

3.  A 5 oz glass of red wine

4.  2.3 oz almonds

5.  Four oz salmon, herring or another fish with omega-3 fatty acids (2-4 times a week)

....................AND......................


6.  3.5 oz dark chocolate


Memo to my 7th grade health teacher: HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA Chocolate is TOO good for me   

Is it true?  Scientifically valid?  I don't really care 

make sure it's high quality DARK chocolate! high quality meaning only pure cocoa butter as grease (NO hydrogenated vegetal oils!) and a high amount of cocoa itself.
from all the things on that list i eat daily chocolate, almonds, omega 3 (from flaxseed oil, don't trust fish that much either when you eat it that often and on top of that heating fries the omega 3 and it contains far less than many vegetal sources). i have to admit i fail on most others when it comes to "daily basis". i do eat more fruits and green leafy vegetables than the average person though. but well, two cups ... since i probably consume not even a third of the food the average american consumes daily, i suppose it's not too bad either. it's about keeping the balance right.
i so wish to eat fresh garlic daily, so yummy but my darling is absolutely freaky about that.

That's cool news!  I especially like the salmon part (no offence to the chocolate lovers).  But if I started to keep a bottle of wine in my fridge, my roommate would start to think I'm a lush.