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The dark chocolate version of Father Christmas is most filling
Dec 10, 2008 |
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New research at the Faculty of Life Sciences (LIFE) at the University of Copenhagen – shows that dark chocolate is far more filling than milk chocolate, lessening our craving for sweet, salty and fatty foods. In other words, ...
New evidence that dark chocolate helps ease emotional stress
Nov 11, 2009 |
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The "chocolate cure" for emotional stress is getting new support from a clinical trial published online in ACS' Journal of Proteome Research.
Study shows flavanol antioxidant content of US chocolate and cocoa-containing products
Nov 25, 2009 |
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A recent study confirms that the antioxidants and other plant-based nutrients in chocolate and cocoa products are highly associated with the amount of non-fat cocoa-derived ingredients in the product. The study expands on ...
Nice but naughty -- our addiction to chocolate
Sep 11, 2007 |
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Chocolate is the most widely and frequently craved food. People readily admit to being ‘addicted to chocolate’ or willingly label themselves as ‘chocoholics’. A popular explanation for this is that chocolate contains mood-enhancing ...
Chocolate rich in flavanols may protect the skin from UV
Nov 06, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study has discovered for the first time that dark chocolate rich in flavanols may provide significant protection from the harmful effects of ultraviolet light.
In Brief: Chocolate increases cognitive performance
May 26, 2006 |
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A West Virginia professor has good news for chocoholics -- eating chocolate improves memory, reaction time and cognitive ability.
New study shows that cocoa flavanols can be preserved during cooking and baking
Aug 13, 2009 |
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In a study published this month in the Journal of Food Science, scientists from The Hershey Company and Brunswick Laboratories (Norton, MA) showed that over 85% of the cocoa flavanols were preserved in recipes for chocol ...
Harry & David recall nut-containing candy
Apr 16, 2007 |
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced the recall of approximately 2,000 boxes of candies distributed by the Harry & David Operations Corp.
Sambirano chocolate bars are recalled
Jul 09, 2007 |
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has announced the voluntary recall of Scharffen Berger Kumasi Sambirano chocolate bars because of mislabeling.
Consumption of small amounts of dark chocolate associated with reduction in blood pressure
Jul 03, 2007 |
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Eating about 30 calories a day of dark chocolate was associated with a lowering of blood pressure, without weight gain or other adverse effects, according to a study in the July 4 issue of JAMA.
Dark chocolate: Half a bar per week to keep at bay the risk of heart attack
Sep 23, 2008 |
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Maybe gourmands are not jumping for joy. Probably they would have preferred bigger amounts to sup-port their passion. Though the news is still good for them: 6.7 grams of chocolate per day represent the ideal amount for a ...
Chocolate bar shown to lower cholesterol
Apr 21, 2008 |
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The results of a University of Illinois study have demonstrated an effective way to lower cholesterol levels – by eating chocolate bars.
Boosting brain power -- with chocolate
Feb 21, 2007 |
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Eating chocolate could help to sharpen up the mind and give a short-term boost to cognitive skills, a University of Nottingham expert has found.
Dark Halos Discovered on Mercury
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 10, 2008 |
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The surprises continue. Scientists studying the harvest of photos from the MESSENGER spacecraft's Jan. 14th flyby of Mercury have found several craters with strange dark halos and one crater with a spectacularly ...
Do we need dark matter?
Nov 12, 2009 |
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It's the biggest problem in physics: the matter we can see in the universe accounts for just five per cent of the observed gravity that holds galaxies together.
