Chocolate News
What are the health benefits of dark chocolate?
MEDICAL NEWS TODAY Dark chocolate is rich in minerals, such as iron, magnesium, and zinc. The cocoa in dark chocolate also contains antioxidants called flavonoids, which may provide several health benefits.Why is it so hard to stop eating chocolate? Drexel scientist’s bittersweet research
An associate professor of nutrition sciences at Drexel University, noticed something you may have seen too: “People will say, ‘Oh, I love chocolate, if I eat one piece, I can’t stop.’ ” She partnered with a research biologist at the U.S. Department of Agriculture to find out why. They designed a recently published study in which people ate chocolate, then filled out the same questionnaires used to measure responses to an addictive drug such as morphine.
CHEF ON A MISSION TO HELP CANCER PATIENTS RECONNECT WITH CHOCOLATE FLAVORS
The Michelin-starred Spanish pastry chef Jordi Roca suffers from a rare neurological disease that affects his voice and throat. It made him wonder: what if he totally lost his sense of taste? The he challenge faced by the chef was to help the patients reconnect with chocolate flavors they had lost, via “other aural, visual and tactile sensations,” he said.
Customers Shocked By Marks And Spencer’s ‘Suggestive’ Chocolate Bunny
Shops are filled wall-to-wall with chocolate, which makes it difficult for manufacturers to get their chocolate to stand out from the rest. It looks like Marks and Spencer have pulled a blinder this year though, with their ‘yoga bunny’, grabbing all the chocolate-based headlines.
Go for a run or eat chocolate: A choice dictated by the cannabinoid receptors
A study by Inserm and CNRS researchers published on March 7, 2019 in JCI Insight reveals that the cannabinoid type 1 (CB1) receptors play an essential role in the choice between running and eating chocolatey food.