{"id":28463,"date":"2017-07-07T20:40:57","date_gmt":"2017-07-08T00:40:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom2\/2017\/07\/08\/chemistry-professor-shares-benefits-of-chocolate-at-weeks-library-in-greenland\/"},"modified":"2026-05-14T17:09:57","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T21:09:57","slug":"chemistry-professor-shares-benefits-of-chocolate-at-weeks-library-in-greenland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/2017\/07\/07\/chemistry-professor-shares-benefits-of-chocolate-at-weeks-library-in-greenland\/","title":{"rendered":"Chemistry Professor Shares Benefits of Chocolate at Weeks Library in Greenland"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_5324\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/media-old\/2013\/02\/Mike-Cross-web.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5324\" class=\"wp-image-5324 size-full\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/media-old\/2013\/02\/Mike-Cross-web.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"286\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-5324\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Professor Mike Cross<\/p><\/div>\n<p>There\u2019s little doubt that chocolate is a delicious treat and typically seen as a guilty pleasure but did you know that chocolate can also be healthy?<\/p>\n<p>According to Professor of Chemistry Mike Cross at the Northern Essex Community College (NECC) in Haverhill and Lawrence, MA chocolate might just be the \u201cperfect indulgence.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>With high quality versions of chocolate carrying over 500+ natural chemicals and more antioxidants then a bowl of blueberries \u2026 chocolate can increase feelings of well-being, reduce high blood pressure, relax blood vessels and more, says Cross.<\/p>\n<p>In a free presentation called \u201cChocolate, The Perfect Indulgence,\u201d Professor Cross will share his knowledge as both a chemist and a passionate lover of chocolate at Weeks Public Library, 36 Post Rd, Greenland, NH on Wednesday, July 26 from 7 to 8 pm.<\/p>\n<p>Cross holds a Ph.D. in organic chemistry from the University of Utah where he specialized in oxidative lesions in DNA and RNA.<\/p>\n<p>His presentation is supported by the NECC\u2019s Speakers\u2019 Bureau. For more information on the college\u2019s Speakers\u2019 Bureau visit, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.necc.mass.edu\/community-engagement\/speakers-bureau\/\">www.necc.mass.edu\/speakers-bureau<\/a>, call 978 556-3862 or email <a href=\"mailto:speakersbureau@necc.mass.edu\">speakersbureau@necc.mass.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For additional information on the July 26 presentation, contact the library, 603 436-8548.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There\u2019s little doubt that chocolate is a delicious treat and typically seen as a guilty pleasure but did you know that chocolate can also be healthy? 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