Sunday, August 1, 2010

Can we chocolate lovers argue that chocolate is a health food since it comes from a tree


Can we chocolate lovers argue that chocolate is a health food since it comes from a tree?

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1 :
no its a movie
2 :
Counts as one of your 5 a day fruit and veg,,
3 :
yes, and it's packed with anti-oxidants.
4 :
Why argue? It's delicious. It's delightful. It has antioxidents. I'm eating some now... Wait, what was the argument...?
5 :
I would love to believe so. In most cases, it isn't- though I hear that a certain amount is good for you... Recent research shows that chocolate can provide natural health-promoting substances called flavonoids. Since flavonoids seem to help prevent heart disease and cancer, the idea of eating chocolate sounds like a tempting and delicious way to better your health. The complete message is, however, that although chocolate might be preferable to other treats, it is no substitute for vegetables and fruits, which also contain flavonoids. The flavonoids in chocolate that laboratory studies demonstrate to have powerful antioxidant effects are called flavanols and procyanidins. These two compounds come from the flavonoid “family” that includes resveratrol, found in grape juice, and EGCG, found in green tea. When people consume these substances in chocolate and cocoa, the antioxidant status of their blood increases.
6 :
you're not far off, but cacao is what comes from the tree, and if you ate that, you'd be right on the money. chocolate is taken from that and tons of milk and sugar are added to make what you would end up buying in a store (even dark chocolate) cacao nibs are good, almost nutty and very strong dark chocolate flavored. you can by raw organic cacao from the place I get mine. try it, and if you like it, you CAN claim chocolate as a health food. http://www.sunfood.com/buy/1/73/491/Cacao+Nibs%2c+8+oz%2c+Sunfood+Nutrition%E2%84%A2+%28peeled%2c+raw%2c+certified+organic%29/0878.aspx



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