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Can a candy bar be good for you? Mars Inc., the maker of M&Ms and Snickers, certainly thinks so. In 2003, the company created the CocoaVia snack bar, which it promotes as packed with cocoa flavanols—antioxidants that may have heart-healthy qualities (see the February 2005 Healthletter). Now it’s also introduced a variety of new CocoaVia chocolate bars and rolled out retail sales nationwide; originally, the bars—priced at about $1 each—were available only online.
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