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Society for the Advancement of Education
| March 2001
| The Gale Group
Posted on 10/13/2001 10:04:40 PM PDT by Fighting Irish
Here's news every chocolate-lover longs to hear: Chocolate may actually be good for you--especially dark varieties. Dutch researchers indicate that dark chocolate contains four times the amount of catechin antioxidants than black tea, which is suspected of having a protective effect against heart disease and possibly cancer due to its antioxidant properties.
The researchers analyzed the amount of catechins in chocolate and tea and found that dark chocolate contained the most. Milk chocolate had just a bit more than black tea. They also analyzed the food intake of more than 6,200 women and men to determine the importance of chocolate as a source of catechins in typical diets. While tea made up 55% of the total intake of catechins, chocolate contributed 20%.
Although no one is suggesting that you gobble heaps of chocolate--it does contain high levels of fat and sugar, after all--the researchers say the old Dutch habit of having a cup of tea and a chocolate cookie might be a healthy indulgence as well as an enjoyable one.
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COPYRIGHT 2001 Gale Group
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To: Fighting Irish
Somehow, I don't think my doctor will go for me eating chocolate, no matter how many studies come out and say a little may be a good thing...
To: Keith in Iowa
"Although no one is suggesting that you gobble heaps of chocolate--"
I AM - as a self-declared expert on chocolate, I suggest that we all gobble heaps AND heaps of chocolate. Make it so...
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posted on
10/13/2001 10:12:53 PM PDT
by
dandelion
Comment #4 Removed by Moderator
To: Keith in Iowa
Mmmmmmmm...I am looking at a scrumptious bar of Ghirardelli Sweet Dark Chocolate...
before I drive over the Sunshine Skyway Bridge to the Tampa Airport for a flight
to Chicago Sunday morning.
That's it! If I can't pack my heat...I'm taking the chocolate bar and I'll pick up a bag of
spicy hot pork rinds enroute to the airport.
A girl's gotta do what a girl's gotta do...
To: NautiNurse
If you like Ghirardelli chocolate, do you have any "World Market" stores where you are? Along about October, they sell pieces of the large chocolate wheels, wrapped in plastic, and priced by the weight? Better than good - and they have Dark pieces, too - yummo!
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posted on
10/13/2001 10:44:09 PM PDT
by
185JHP
To: Fighting Irish
Have you ever tried Guittard milk chocolate? Don't. You'll be hooked.
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posted on
10/13/2001 11:03:06 PM PDT
by
RussP
To: Fighting Irish
Greetings from The Netherlands (Holland) this morning, as I find this tidbit of tasty news! Too bad its Sunday and only the gas stations are open.
Once you start eating this wonderful chocolate, Dutch, German, Belguim, ah yes the Belguim chocolate! Yummy.
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posted on
10/13/2001 11:27:36 PM PDT
by
Jumper
To: Fighting Irish
The sweetest, dark chocolate I could ever enjoy would be Venus and Serena Williams.
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posted on
10/13/2001 11:30:58 PM PDT
by
Contra
To: Jumper
Mmmm, 'chotlat' ... I'm having a Riesens right now.
10
posted on
10/13/2001 11:34:43 PM PDT
by
MHGinTN
To: overseer5
I thought that was Lay's potato chips.
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posted on
10/13/2001 11:37:17 PM PDT
by
eyebeme
To: Fighting Irish
It was far better news years ago when they said it made women...horny :)
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posted on
10/13/2001 11:40:42 PM PDT
by
grunt
To: Fighting Irish
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posted on
10/13/2001 11:43:08 PM PDT
by
Pistacio
To: Fighting Irish
mmmmmmmmmmmmmm.......'mountain bar'
mmmmmmmmmmmmmm.......'5th avenue'
mmmmmmmmmmmmmm.......'twix'
mmmmmmmmmmmmmm.......'chunky'
mmmmmmmmmmmmmm.......'hershey bar'
mmmmmmmmmmmmmm.......'kit kat bar'
mmmmmmmmmmmmmm.......'zagnut'
mmmmmmmmmmmmmm.......'tootsie pops'
mmmmmmmmmmmmmm.......'butterfinger'
mmmmmmmmmmmmmm.......'goo goo clusters'
Comment #15 Removed by Moderator
To: rockfish59
To me, there's no better milk chocolate in the world than Cadbury's Dairy Milk Chocalate. It lingers....
To: Fighting Irish
bump
To: Fighting Irish
Excellent...am making choc chip brownies right now ;)
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posted on
10/14/2001 5:27:21 AM PDT
by
Lady GOP
Comment #19 Removed by Moderator
To: Fighting Irish
How's this for good news?
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