Chocolate saves your liver

According to a recent study, consumption of dark chocolate was found to reduce the damage that occurs to the blood vessels of patients suffering from liver cirrhosis while also lowering high blood pressure in the liver (portal hypertension). The therapeutic effects are based on the fact that chocolate is rich in antioxidants that help relieve the hypertension that is linked to damaged blood vessels in the liver. Furthermore, these benefits are believed to apply throughout the entire body. Unfortunately, white chocolate was not found to have the same healthful effect due to the absence of the beneficial phytochemicals found in dark chocolate.