German confectioner claims to have come up with the first anti-ageing
chocolates.
Adolf Andersen from Hamburg developed the chocolates with Dr Michael Kentze,
from the Munich-based Kentze Institute for Age-Prevention Medicine.
Made with dark chocolate, mango and soya milk, the creators believe the
Felice chocolates not only make you happy, but keep you young.
Dr Kentze said: "Dark chocolate contains three times as much cacao as milk
chocolate and so the concentration of phenylethylamine and polyphenol is high.
"The first substances increase the heartbeat and releases feelings of
well-being. The distribution of serotonin, dopamine and noradrenaline are also
increased, which makes you feel more cheerful. And polyphenol protects the cells
from free radicals."
He added: "Soya milk not only reduces menstrual complaints in women, but
tightens the skin and protects men from prostate problems.
"Mango contains enzymes, which activate the metabolism and act to reduce
inflammation."
The pair admitted that the chocolates combined with an unhealthy lifestyle
would not have a great effect, but recommended one or two pralines at the end of
the day with a cup of tea.
A tester for the Felice chocolates said: "They don't fill you up but you
immediately feel 15 years younger."
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