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Chocolate During Pregnancy Has Good Impact on Baby
Reuters ^
| April 7, 2004
| Reuters
Posted on 04/10/2004 10:45:10 AM PDT by FairOpinion
Scientists at the University of Helsinki, who asked 300 pregnant women to record their chocolate consumption and stress levels, found that daily treats had a positive impact on the newborn baby's behavior.
Six months after the infants were born the mothers who had eaten chocolate reported more smiling and laughter in their offspring.
(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...
TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: chocolate; health; prenataldevelopment
A little good news for Easter -- so go eat those chocolate Easter eggs without guilt! :)
To: FairOpinion
Mmmmmmm peanut butter(Reese's)chocolate eggs for Easter. Can Toddlers get the same joy from mom eating chocolate? LOL
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posted on
04/10/2004 10:50:57 AM PDT
by
LadyShallott
("An armed society is a polite society."~Robert A. Heinlein)
To: FairOpinion
And which chocolate company funded this study?
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posted on
04/10/2004 10:52:05 AM PDT
by
nuconvert
("America will never be intimidated by thugs and assassins." ( President Bush 3-20-04))
To: buninoven04
Check out this article. I'm sure you will love it!!!
To: FairOpinion
Not to mention the welcome treat for mommies' tastebuds. Hehehehe!
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posted on
04/10/2004 10:57:52 AM PDT
by
lilylangtree
(Veni, Vidi, Vici)
To: FairOpinion
Not a bad substitute for cigs,booze,and coffee.
Go for it,ladies!
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posted on
04/10/2004 11:00:12 AM PDT
by
Mears
(The Killer Queen--caviar and cigarettes)
To: FairOpinion
This doesn't suprise me, since everybody knows that chocolate anything is the best food on the planet.
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posted on
04/10/2004 11:03:55 AM PDT
by
tjg
To: FairOpinion
DOH!
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posted on
04/10/2004 11:10:47 AM PDT
by
Marie Antoinette
(Happily repopulating the midwest since 1991! #7 William Elijah born 3-9-04)
To: msdrby; Professional Engineer
Here you go!! Tell PE to get you a big old chocolate bunny for Easter!!
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posted on
04/10/2004 11:20:27 AM PDT
by
SuziQ
To: SuziQ; msdrby
Give me,er Msdrby, chocalate, and nobody gets hurt!
To: FairOpinion
I was the runt of the litter. Mom felt sorry for me and I got chocolate. I grew up to be a chocolate freak instead of an athlete.
I'm the only one still living. Nobody has ever done a study as to why. But I know. :P
To: cupcakes
ping!
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posted on
04/10/2004 12:55:38 PM PDT
by
annyokie
(There are two sides to every argument, but I'm too busy to listen to yours.)
To: annyokie
HAPPY EASTER!
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posted on
04/10/2004 2:32:57 PM PDT
by
FairOpinion
(If you are not voting for Bush, you are voting for the terrorists.)
To: tjg
Of course chocolate is good for you. It's a vegetable, isn't it?
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posted on
04/10/2004 3:22:22 PM PDT
by
Naomi4
To: FairOpinion
That is good to hear, especially since chocolate *is* the 5th food group, and the baby is due in May :-)
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posted on
04/10/2004 7:40:50 PM PDT
by
msdrby
(US Veterans: All give some, but some give all.)
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