Did
you know that eating chocolate is good for your vision? Not just any chocolate
but dark chocolate! According to a study
in JAMA Ophthalmology, eating dark
chocolate resulted in small improvements in visual acuity and contrast
sensitivity for at least 2 hours.
While this might seem kind of silly there is a reason to believe the result is
due to the presence of substances called flavanols
which may enhance blood flow to the central and peripheral nervous systems,
and actually improve cardiovascular function. Since your eyes and in particular
the retina is a highly vascular structure it is no real surprise that the
flavanols could have an impact. Certainly more research needs to be done-but in
the meantime keep eating that dark chocolate!
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at 1565
North Main Street, Suite 406, Fall River, Massachusetts 02720 for patients from
Massachusetts or Rhode Island.
