The VILE lie told about chocolate!
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chocolate is good... broccoli is EVIL
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Dear Yahoo!:
Does chocolate actually cause acne?
Hershey
Dear Hershey:
This is a vicious lie, possibly spread by the fruit-and-vegetable industry and abetted by their allies in the vanilla lobby. The truth is, there is no evidence of any chocolate-in, pimples-out reaction. In fact, two separate studies have purportedly disproved the link.
According to Australian TV's Dr. Karl Kruszelnick, one reason for the chocolate-acne myth is the rumored connection between the high-fat content of chocolate and the fatty oil called sebum. Sebum blocks skin ducts and causes acne, or "zits" if you want to get clinical. However, in reality, sebum has nothing at all to do with chocolate. (Hear this report right from the Doc's mouth if you like.)
But wait chocolate lovers, there's more good news. Dark chocolate contains flavenoids, an antioxidant known to lower cholesterol. So it's possible eating a certain amount will reduce your risk for heart disease. And as if that weren't enough, Dr. Koop has the scoop on an Italian researcher who has claimed a link exists between eating chocolate and sexual fulfillment.
Now, no one's suggesting you eat too much chocolate. But let's review: doesn't cause acne, may be good for the heart, possibly increases sexual satisfaction. C'mon, broccoli, what have you got to say now? -
yummy
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i love chocolates..Originally posted by the Bear:chocolate is good... broccoli is EVIL
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Dear Yahoo!:
Does chocolate actually cause acne?
But wait chocolate lovers, there's more good news. Dark chocolate contains flavenoids, an antioxidant known to lower cholesterol. So it's possible eating a certain amount will reduce your risk for heart disease. And as if that weren't enough, Dr. Koop has the scoop on an Italian researcher who has claimed a link exists between eating chocolate and sexual fulfillment.
Now, no one's suggesting you eat too much chocolate. But let's review: doesn't cause acne, may be good for the heart, possibly increases sexual satisfaction. C'mon, broccoli, what have you got to say now?
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so do i
i love dark chocs... and white chocs.. and milk chocs.. and...
i LOVE chocolates
Originally posted by Camellias4me:i love chocolates.. -
Coincidentally, during a lull period last night, I was online doing a Yahoo! search on Chocolates.
I like to occasionally indulge in a cuppa hot choc when I'm on Night Duty. It perks me up and keeps me warm because it gets super-duper freezing cold in my workplace at night and we have no access to the thermostat to tone down the winter freeze.
Sometimes, a bar of Ritter Sport Chocolate with Hazelnuts do the trick. It's amazing how you suddenly feel alive again after just one bite.
MmmMmmMm!!!
I just ate a Galbo stick from Meiji. Comes in a classy red packaging with eight individually wrapped chocolate-coated chocolate biscuit sticks. Absolutely mmmmmMmmmmarvelous!!
And there's this stick of Royce Nutty Bar Chocolate that is still lying in front of my monitor, being saved for 'emergencies'. It's available at a booth at the Basement of Takashimaya and it's gooooooood!! MmmMmmMmmooooore!!
Hmm... Three Ritter Sport Chocolate bars at 7-Eleven's would be enough to get one Hello Kitty magnet! -
Is chocolate better than sex?
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I love eating the white chocolate milk bar! yummy!
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White chocolate's much too sweet for me. So, I won't compete with you for it.Originally posted by Oyster Omelette:I love eating the white chocolate milk bar! yummy! -
Nope! Chocolate's goooooood.Originally posted by the Bear:chocolate is good... broccoli is EVIL
And Broccoli's good too! I happen to love Broccoli! -
Haha,true, but I really love the milky taste because I really love milk a lot!Originally posted by Rhonda:White chocolate's much too sweet for me. So, I won't compete with you for it. -
you leave teeth marks in me, i won't mind eitherOriginally posted by Camellias4me:Is chocolate better than sex?
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I don't bite.. juz nibble.Originally posted by the Bear:you leave teeth marks in me, i won't mind either -
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i've just eaten my little tube of mini-M&Ms after dinner
and nibble?
i like nibblesOriginally posted by Camellias4me:I don't bite.. juz nibble. -
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cammy, you're making me hungry again
now.. where's my stash of emergency chocolates? -
And i've got none here.Originally posted by the Bear:cammy, you're making me hungry again
now.. where's my stash of emergency chocolates?
Now who's the evil 1 who started this thread getting all of us craving... -
well, i've always got choccies stashed away somewhere
i LOVE chocolate...Originally posted by Camellias4me:And i've got none here.
Now who's the evil 1 who started this thread getting all of us craving... -
My ideal kind of "Fruit & Nut" . -
hey cammy, why don't you suggest where to go and organise a choccie pigout session or something?
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U'r suggesting mi to b the evil 1 huh?Originally posted by the Bear:hey cammy, why don't you suggest where to go and organise a choccie pigout session or something? 
Dinner Time.. here's 1 for u Bearie. -
for... for... me?
why... thank youOriginally posted by Camellias4me:U'r suggesting mi to b the evil 1 huh?
Dinner Time.. here's 1 for u Bearie. -
when is my last bite of chocolate
i read somewhere, i should take dark cholocates as it is good for health.
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chocolates of ALL kinds are great for health
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CHOCOLATE THE APHRODISIAC
"Chocolates reputation as an Aphrodisiac originated in South America over one thousand five hundred years ago, where it is known that it was thought to have mystical and aphrodisiac qualities by both the Mayan and Aztec cultures - the Aztec emperor, Monteczuma drank fifty golden goblets of chocolate a day to enhance his sexual prowess -. So when chocolate was discovered by the Spanish Conquistadors and introduced to Europe by Cortez, it was natural that the Spanish, and eventually, the rest of the world, continued to associate it with love. The reasons for this can be seen in the observed affects of chocolate on human behavior.
Chocolate is a very complex food source, so complex in fact that scientists are only now beginning to unlock it's secrets. Among it's many other constituents, Chocolate has been found to contain substances called Phenylethylamine and Serotonin, both of which (put simply), are mood lifting agents. Both occur naturally in the human brain and are released by the brain into the nervous system when we are happy and also when we are experiencing feelings of love, passion and/or (dare I say it?) lust. This causes a rapid mood change, a rise in blood pressure, increasing the heart rate and inducing those feelings of well being, bordering on euphoria usually associated with being in love.
Eating chocolate also releases Phenylethylamine and Serotonin into the system, producing those same euphoric effects. This phenomenon has been scientifically observed, so it's not unreasonable to assume that it's probably these effects which gave rise to chocolates reputation as an aphrodisiac. Both these substances can also be mildly addictive, explaining why chocoholics are chocoholics. Plus eating Chocolate gives an immediate and substantial energy boost thus increasing stamina.
Although the famous lover, Casanova is said to have consumed chocolate for it's aphrodesiac qualities before frolicking with his conquests, recent research suggests that women are more susceptible to the effects of Phenylethylamine and Serotonin than men. Casanova obviously didn't know this as there's no mention of him sharing his chocolate with the ladies, or maybe he thought his charms alone were enough to guarantee success.
So there you have it, calling Chocolate an aphrodisiac may be stretching it a bit, but eating chocolate does make you feel good and can actually induce or 'mimic' the feelings of being in love.. "
eat Eat EAT!