Howdy Cocoa lovers:
Yes, I do have an interest. No, it's not vested (wish it was).
Sorry, for those who perceived the message as "bad news". I was only
the messenger. Thought it would be worth investigating and a fun topic
for this group.
I think it would be a good idea to find that specific scientific study
for the particulars. It was reported over the mass media in the US for
several days about a week or two ago.
They recommended 1 glass of wine (red especially) for women and 2
glasses for men per day with dinner, and if I remember corectly no more
than 1 small dark chocolate bar per day. Sounds like moderation to me.
Of coarse, if you have and addictive personality or family history of
addiction than you need to be careful. Although, I never heard anyone
overdose on chocolate.
As with any other food you need to compare the ingredients, in this
case the cocoa/saturated fat ratio. It was recommended as a prevention
and not as a cure. I can't stand Nestle` or Hersheys since they
substituted more sugar and artificial flavors for the real cocoa
butter. Tastes like sweet cardboard now. My favorites are 'Ghirardelli'
from San Francisco and the Swiss and Italian labels. You get what you
pay for.
Stationed in Germany for 3 years, I found they eat alot of chocolate as
most Europeans, especially the Scandinavians, but its of high quality.
I recall another study from Denmark that reported that since they
joined the Euoropean Common Market they drink wine rather than beer
(because the wine became cheaper) and deaths do to heart disease have
dropped drastically.
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MAJ Nicholas E. Dagris
Proprietor
Arizona Pavilions SouthWestern ThemeMall
Hosting: Saguaro's 'Award Winning' No-Fat salsas, chips, & dips
http://www.pavilions.com/Saguaro.htm
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