Can Chocolate Lower Your Risk for Stroke? Swedish Study Suggests Milk Chocolate May Help Your Health Aug. 29, 2012 -- New research provides another helping of sweet news for chocolate lovers. Men who eat a moderate amount of chocolate each week may be less likely to have a stroke, compared to men who don't eat any chocolate.
Eat More Chocolate, Weigh Less? People Who Frequently Eat Chocolate May Weigh Less March 26, 2012 -- People who are trying to lose weight may not need to bar chocolate from their diets. A new government-funded study of nearly 1,000 healthy adults shows that people who frequently eat chocolate actually weigh less than those who say they eat it less frequently.
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It is therefore far more plausible to suggest that a liking for chocolate, and its effects on mood, are due mainly to its principal constituents, sugar and fat, and their related orosensory and nutritional effects.
YOU want a trip to Kellogg - the birthplace of Honey Smacks, Apple Jacks and countless other sugar-slathered classics - to feel like a visit to Willy Wonka's chocolate factory. But the company's Institute for Food and Nutrition Research just won't play along.
Study Suggests Some Types of Food May Help Ease a Sad Mood July 25, 2011 -- When we are feeling sad, many of us reach for comfort foods such as chocolate, ice cream, or chips. Now new research helps show how these foods boost our moods.