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heblaj01 · 01-10-2007, 11:56 AM

The same detrimental effect appears in drinking milk with dark chocolate or in consuming milk chocolate:

http://www.nature.com/nature/journal...2CCB44F0A75034
Brief Communications
Nature 424, 1013 (28 August 2003) | doi: 10.1038/4241013a
Plasma antioxidants from chocolate
Mauro Serafini¹, Rossana Bugianesi¹, Giuseppe Maiani¹, Silvia Valtuena¹, Simone De Santis¹ and Alan Crozier²

There is some speculation that dietary flavonoids from chocolate, in particular (-)epicatechin, may promote cardiovascular health as a result of direct antioxidant effects or through antithrombotic mechanisms^1,^2,³. Here we show that consumption of plain, dark chocolate (Fig. 1) results in an increase in both the total antioxidant capacity and the (-)epicatechin content of blood plasma, but that these effects are markedly reduced when the chocolate is consumed with milk or if milk is incorporated as milk chocolate. Our findings indicate that milk may interfere with the absorption of antioxidants from chocolate in vivo and may therefore negate the potential health benefits that can be derived from eating moderate amounts of dark chocolate.

01-10-2007, 11:56 AM	#2
heblaj01 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 543	The same detrimental effect appears in drinking milk with dark chocolate or in consuming milk chocolate: http://www.nature.com/nature/journal...2CCB44F0A75034 Brief Communications Nature 424, 1013 (28 August 2003) \| doi: 10.1038/4241013a Plasma antioxidants from chocolate Mauro Serafini¹, Rossana Bugianesi¹, Giuseppe Maiani¹, Silvia Valtuena¹, Simone De Santis¹ and Alan Crozier² There is some speculation that dietary flavonoids from chocolate, in particular (-)epicatechin, may promote cardiovascular health as a result of direct antioxidant effects or through antithrombotic mechanisms^1,^2,³. Here we show that consumption of plain, dark chocolate (Fig. 1) results in an increase in both the total antioxidant capacity and the (-)epicatechin content of blood plasma, but that these effects are markedly reduced when the chocolate is consumed with milk or if milk is incorporated as milk chocolate. Our findings indicate that milk may interfere with the absorption of antioxidants from chocolate in vivo and may therefore negate the potential health benefits that can be derived from eating moderate amounts of dark chocolate.