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Health benefits of popcorn, chocolate

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    Dr. Manny Alvarez weighs in on latest studies

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-- more on -- in just a moment pass the popcorn first though a new study says the popular snack may actually be as healthy for you.

As some fruits and vegetables Dr.

Manny Alvarez is senior managing and here I did out.

My leading Obama and I did you know while the industry either university out of Scranton Pennsylvania -- -- -- -- who lets out -- what is say it is is that popcorn is now back.

It does contain some antioxidants.

And the antioxidant concentration is relatively high because popcorn is dry -- based on volume he has some antioxidants however.

It has no water has no vitamins and for the most part most people -- the -- the popcorn with a lot of water a lot of salt.

A lot of oil so.

Bingo is -- the critics that it's not know give me the -- any time of the.

Of the -- all right -- banner without a goal and called his story can be hard to digest NC on nexus there have general I was told -- waiting for the segment that's the thing that caught.

Have there -- -- -- number it's not gonna -- that red strapless get past the -- grants are not.

We've heard that topic can be good for you dark chocolate specifically documented that apparently there's this new study that shows.

Eating chocolate whenever -- shot lead.

May actually keep you thinner that if you -- it's.

Well I I think that you know in this study showed that they look -- a thousand people they look that chocolate consumption on a regular basis.

And then what they found is once they exclude -- risk factors there was that what people were didn't gain -- that have more ideal BMI.

What this is telling you is that chocolate is very good food for you.

We don't know eggs which we know for a fact the darker the chocolate and the lesson -- contain some of the less milk it contains it's the better for you.

And what it's telling you is -- something on on the chocolate chemistry.

That is really the sort of monitoring.

How we consume sugar.

And one factor that I'm very interest that it is that is it helps with developing.

Lean muscle mass and this is something that in my opinion agreed is going to be that a -- Jordan.

I'm not gonna tell you let's head up and -- at -- times -- ride out this information but it's still it's still we're looking for superffoods.

Chocolate we know for sure is one of them.

Onions numbered to do and I'm still we'll -- -- -- third -- menus that measure that researchers say that those people in this stayed -- it more chocolate.

Actually -- more calories every day but -- they were thinner because they say it points out it's not just about calorie counts about what the calories are I.

And how the calories get consumed that's the whole chemistry the whole physiology.

Listen the -- -- is trying to identify how do we.

Really utilize those calories and and and therefore if you utilize them.

Would be antioxidant effects of chocolate and whatever else they can find -- to the -- that's how.

You wanna see how -- you kind of keep your lean body muscle building.

And getting rid of the fat which I think chocolate showing that it could be quite effective in doing it.

Dark chocolate not just the the run -- a little.

Chocolate box that I give you every Friday night.

Got -- chocolate chocolate popcorn for everybody apparently that's what we're saying with this statement.

Would hold -- -- -- -- hold the oil.

We'll keep -- there -- -- United States -- the Baltimore without that they beat him about the data you know I don't -- That they you very much for that.

Will be -- back with more --

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