Growth Of Tumors In Human Cell Lines Slowed By Synthetic Cocoa Chemical

A synthetic chemical based on a compound found in cocoa beans slowed growth and accelerated destruction of human tumors in laboratory studies, and should be tested further for cancer chemoprevention or even treatment, say researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center.”We have all heard that eating chocolate is good for you; this study suggests one reason why that might be true,” says the study’s lead author Min Kim, Ph.D.

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Filed under: Nutrition / Diet on June 19th, 2008