September 16, 2003

Giant kiss

Children play as the new dark chocolate Hershey's kiss is unveiled in New York with a 6,750 pound confection July 31, 2003. The new treat comes at an opportune time as researchers found that eating dark chocolate -- but not milk chocolate -- raises levels of antioxidant in the blood, which could help protect against heart disease. In an article appearing in the journal 'Nature', researchers in Rome said that blood analysis one-hour after dark chocolate was eaten showed a significant rise in antioxidant levels. In contrast, not much change in antioxidant levels was seen after eating of milk chocolate or dark chocolate with milk. Photo by Hershey/Reuters

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