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Substituting a cup of cocoa throughout the day for other snacks could help obese people lose weight – even if theyre on a high-fat diet, a new study claims.  In lab experiments, US researchers gave obese mice with liver disease a dietary supplement of cocoa powder, for a period of eight weeks.  Even though the mice were on a high-fat diet, the experts found the supplement reduced DNA damage and the amount of fat in their livers.   While there is more to learn about the health benefits of...

Research in the US found flavanols - plant chemicals that are abundant in cocoa beans - helped people aged between 50 and 75 in a list-learning task.