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Feast Of The East a gastronomic tour-de-force

...of the East that a platter-full of shaped soufflé, chocolate coated walnuts and other such goodies is made up of. A word of caution: the festival will burn a hole in your pocket but you will come away feeling elevated - and stuffed. (Source: IANS...

Dark chocolate can help ease symptoms of diarrhea

...atural supplements to ease diarrhea symptoms. Dark chocolate in particular has high concentrations of cocoa and may offer mild relief. Scientists involved in the study have been testing the cocoa extract and flavonoids in cell cultures that mimic the lining of the intestine. All the experiments were associat...

Cocoa: Doesn’t Taste Like Red Wine But Has Benefits Like It

...th friends. In the same league a key ingredient of chocolate cocoa has been shown to have benefits for coronary heart disease. New research suggests that cocoa // may also have a beneficial effect on heart disease and stroke. A research team in Southampton in England, led by Dr Denise O'Shaugnessy, has shown...

Chocolate To Combat Cancer: So Indulge!

...etown University have discovered how a compound in chocolate // can stop the constant division of cancerous cel...puted aphrodisiac and good source of antioxidants, chocolate may also be effective in treating some cancers.The responsible compound belongs to a family of flavo...

Understanding The Role Of Olfaction In Taste

...rchers at Yale University report that the smell of chocolate could activate different brain regions according t...lects increased activity. They used four odorants: chocolate for the food odour, and lavender for the non-food. They also chose two odorant chemicals - butanol a...

When it comes to health, all chocolates not the same.

...compounds in chocolate. Only subjects who ate dark chocolate showed a temporary increase in their antioxidant l...rding to a study by German researchers eating dark chocolate can lower blood pressure. Other experiments show cocoa flavonoids may reduce harmful blood clotting ...

Brain scans show why we always have room for dessert

...by and suddenly you discover you have room for the chocolate fondant. This is specific satiation -- you are full of one thing but not another. The phenomenon may help explain why diets fail, but it also sheds light on how the brain works. Gottfried, said he wanted to find out how the brain learns and wanted t...

Laughter – best medicine to good healt

...Guru laughter," "Anandamaya laughter," "Flower and chocolate shower laughter," "Spring doll laughter," "Gradient laugher," "Earth to heaven laughter," "Alphabetical laughter" etc. The members also practise ``Bhramari'' (humming), "lip exercises" and walking exercises such as "Catwalk," "Charlie Chaplin walk"...

Yet Another Use For Cocoa Flavonols

...strated that the flavonols found in cocoa and dark chocolate have heart health benefits and new work is beginni...very clear that the research has little to do with chocolate as they feel that people should not get the wrong message that all chocolate products have these ben...

Dark Chocolate Is Helpful In Lowering Blood Pressure.

A study conducted recently links dark chocolate consumption to improved insulin sensitivity //and ...nsion. The study reveals that three ounces of dark chocolate a day for several weeks lowers blood pressure by an average of 10 percent and improves insulin sensi...

Dark chocolate benefits the heart

There is good news for all chocolate lovers, as against the general thought that chocolate is bad// for health, there comes news that dark chocolate can actually improve heart function. Athe...

A cup of coffee could hamper your diet

...es that pile up on your waistline. Those delicious chocolate or blended coffee drinks can add up to 500 calorie...rder coffee without whipped cream, flavored syrup, chocolate or candy pieces....

Eating chocolate makes you happy

According to a web-based survey, biting a bar of chocolate every day is connected to good mood and happy feel...niversity of Bath, now suggest that people who eat chocolate regularly are happier than those who do not! A group of 900 people were divided into three - one ate...

Antioxidants found in chocolates

...n as flavonoids. It has been found in a study that chocolate contains higher levels of health-promoting flavono...bvious sources of antioxidants. She has found that chocolate contains high levels of antioxidants called catechins. The antioxidant power of a 50 gram bar of cho...

Antioxidants found in chocolates

...n as flavonoids. It has been found in a study that chocolate contains higher levels of health-promoting flavono...bvious sources of antioxidants. She has found that chocolate contains high levels of antioxidants called catechins. The antioxidant power of a 50 gram bar of cho...

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