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Seattle candy maker working on healthier chocolate

The Columbian
Published: February 13, 2010, 12:00am

SEATTLE (AP) — A Seattle candy maker is working on a healthier, but still tasty, chocolate.

Andy McShea of Theo Chocolate is hoping to jump on the idea that chocolate is able to lower blood pressure, improve circulation and maybe even fight diabetes. But he doesn’t want to take the fun or the taste out of the indulgence.

He hopes to maximize chocolate’s health benefits while minimizing its baggage of fat and calories. But as McShea says, if it isn’t delicious too, what the point?

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Information from: The Seattle Times, http://www.seattletimes.com

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