Cocoa May Make You Smarter

Cocoa may make you smarter, at least for a little while. The Boston Globe reports on research presented at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, suggesting that the flavanols found in cocoa can increase blood flow to the brain. According to the Globe, scientists at the University of Nottingham tested young women who
were asked to do a complex task while their brains were being studied
with magnetic resonance imaging. Among the women given drinks of
cocoa high in flavanols, there was a significant increase in blood flow
to the brain compared with subjects who did not drink the cocoa. Read more about what cocoa can do for you brain and your blood pressure here.