Sweet dreams: eating chocolate prevents heart disease

Posted June 16, 2015, 5:23 pm , Updated June 17, 2015, 9:34 am Howard LeWine, M.D., Chief Medical Editor, Internet Publishing, Harvard Health Publications If you’re a chocoholic, the news out of England is tantalizing: middle-aged and older adults who eat up to 3.5 ounces of chocolate a day (that’s more than two standard Hershey bars) seem to have lower rates of heart disease than those who spurn chocolate. …