"..bullssssssshiite"
My personal theory is that people who eat chocolate satisfy their cravings with a small amount of chocolate, those who don't, eat other, higher calorie foods, while trying to deprive themselves of chocolate and end up eating more.
Anyway, that's my story too, and I'm sticking to it!
I’m going to drink a bottle of red wine, eat two Hershey’s bars, and live forever!
Now, THAT’s what I’m talkin’ about!!
You can only eat the bitter stuff to get the effects. I hate bittersweet and super dark chocolate. Really nasty stuff. Unless I use it in baking which means adding sugar. The sugar, of course, negates any benefits.
I LOVE this study!! :)
I love chocolate, but here’s what probably happens when you eat too much of it:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2863656/posts
(WARNING: VERY large woman on the link)
And you should eat the good stuff — notimatation chocolate that has been diluted with all kinds of additives.
...and a hot fudge Sunday every day when I started working. I weigh the same as when I was 17...and I'm 68. I'm also fortunate to have good genes.
I’ve always tried to practice some moderation in my chocolate intake, but now, who cares? Chocolate for breakfast, lunch and dinner now!
"..bullssssssshiite"
I like York Peppermint patties. Not so big on milk chocolate as it is very sweet. I also like hot fudge sundies made with butter pecan ice cream and cashews but then that would be fattening. lol!
I really love this thread.
Chocoholic Meg.
;o)
Or, it could be that perpetual dieters (those with weight to lose) don’t eat chocolate, and only the naturally slender do. How nice it would be not to have to obsess over everything one eats. I know it can be done. Our son-in-law is that way. He eats burgers, drinks milkshakes and regular sodas and stays slim and trim. The rest of us are eating salads and drinking diet soda trying to lose. *sigh*
They say dark chocolate, in moderation, can help prevent or minimise risk of heart disease - scientifically or figuratively, maybe in ‘matters of the heart’ as well. Some say dark chocolate (cocoa solids) can lower blood pressure too.
Besides, chocolate is supposed to be an aphrodisiac. Well, according to the movie “Chocolat” with Juliette Binoche...
There’s more to it than that.
A very very old pugilist’s trick...
if you need to drop a weight class, or if you are over your boxing weight, eat a hershey bar before every workout. It is like a drug that makes you burn more calories during physical exertion. Its like a milder version of cocaine.
There are a few substances that have some curious effects on people and animals. Theobromine, capsaicin, cocaine, caffeine, and ginseng.
Theobromine is highly addictive and highly pleasurable in dogs and causes them to have increased energy. It can cause them to have a heart attack if enough is eaten. You should not allow a dog to eat any of it. It is to a dog like snorting coke is to a human.
Capsaicin is a performance enhancement in horses and also causes them to feel no pain. It is not known if it is pleasurable to them...at least it is not known by me. It is actually illegal to give a horse capsaicin.
Both theobromine and capsaicin have similar but muted effects in humans as they do in dogs and horses. I’ve never tried it but I’m told if you add both theobromine and capsaicin to a hot tea or coffee drink it is a heluva pick-me-up.
Having a vacation home won't make a person rich, yet there is a very strong correlation.
That's the same rationale I use for eating pizza every day. That plus it's a vegetable.
If you look long enough and hard enough you can find a study that supports anything you espouse as the total truth.
Oh baby, baby, baby! I am so there! Count me in! And let me tell ya - if you could see me you’d say ‘that woman needs to eat a LOT of Cho olate’
Tee hee!
There’s a reason things taste good to us...(as long as it’s natural)