Chocolate and Health

• Antioxidants in Cocoa - Cocoa powder contained the highest levels of TAC and procyanidins.
• Chocolate Addiction - A study on addictive quality of chocolate.
• THbetaCs - Potential neuroactive alkaloids found in chocolate.
• Craving Chocolate - How Americans were different from Spanish chocolate consumers in terms of cravings.
• Chocolate Anti-Aging - A German Doctor combines dark chocolate and soy milk and claims anti-aging results.
• Methylxanthine - Measuring caffeine, theobromine, and theophylline in Chocolate.
• Chocolate Effects on Brain - A study that used chocolate to identify addiction and eating disorder function in the brain.
• Cocoa Antioxidants - Compares total antioxidant capacities of cocoa, black tea, green tea, and red wine.
• Chocolate is a Psychotropic Drug - Study finds that chocolate created increased energy or increased concentration ability.
• Caffeine and Bone Density - Analyzes the relation between caffeine and BMD in younger women.
• Chocolate and Cardiovascular Function - Flavonoids are likely protective against CHD mortality.
• Chocolate Stimulation Chimpanzees - Monkeys like chocolate too. Big surprise!
• Chocolate and Brain Function - How people react when they eat chocolate beyond the point of satisfaction.
• Chocolate Inhibits Caries - Study by Osaka University Faculty of Dentistry.
• Chocolate Effect on Horses - A study of urinary results from horses.
• Chocolate Craving - How chocolate affects hunger - a study by University College London.
• Chocolate Taste - What gives chocolate it's unique flavor.
• Chocolate is a Drug - Chocolate may create similar psychopharmacologic and behavioral reactions as alcohol and sex.
• Does Chocolate Cause Headaches? - Headache study using carob as the placebo.
• Health Benefits of Tea and Chocolate - Focuses on antioxidant effects of the flavonoids in tea and chocolate.
• How Chocolate Affects Mood - How Chocolate Affects Mood - University of South Wales School of Psychiatry Study.
• Opiods in Chocolate - A study using chocolate and Ensure and viewing behavior in rats.
• Beta-Phenylethylamine in Chocolate - Study showing that aldimines were found in cocoa powders.
• Chocolate and Menstural Cycle - Study shows that chocolate craving occurs at onset of menstruation.
• Chocolate is Better than Alchohol - Study shows that rats prefer chocolate and sucrose over ethanol.
• Does Chocolate Cause Cavities? - Study of plaque in teeth with chocolate.
• Chocolate and Plaque - Effect of chocolate on teeth and plaque.
• Chocolate and Athsma - Chocolate used as a spacer to deliver medicine to the lungs.
• Chocolate and Brain Function - Study indicates that chocolate can increase brain power.
• Chocolate Coatings - Fat, moisture, and ethanol.
• Females Crave Chocolate - Study indicates that chocolate craving stronger in females.
• Women Crave Chocolate During Mensturation? - This study indicates that men and women had similar cravings.
• Chocolate and Emotion - Sadness and joy experienced through chocolate.
• Flavonoids in Chocolate - Study measures effect of flavonoid-rich dark chocolate on endothelial function, measures of oxidative stress, blood lipids, and blood pressure.
• Genetics of Cacao Plant - Developing molecular resources to study the structure and evolution of the genome.
• Sugar Cause Hyperactivity - Twelve double-blind, placebo-controlled studies of sugar challenges failed to provide any evidence that sugar leads to untoward behavior.
• Chocolate and Depression - Does depression lead to chocolate craving?
• Chocolate Longevity - Researchers at Mars Chocolate conduct longevity studies.
• Chocolate for Magnesium Deficiency - Conclusion: habitual use of the cocoa product favors correction of the negative effects of long-term feeding with a diet moderately deficient in Mg.
• Chocolate Mood Effects - Chocolate affects mood more than other foods.
• Chocolate Nightmares - Chocolate linked to nightmares.
• Chocolate and Nurses - Study of how nurses consume chocolate in the hospital.
• Chocolate and Metabolism - Chocolate linekd to absorption of microbial phenolic acid metabolites.
• Chocolate During Pregnancy - Study: How chocolate affected mice during pregnancy.
• Chocolate Allergy - A study on skin allergy linked to chocolate and seratonin levels.
• Chocolate Good For Skin - Antioxidants contribute to healthy skin.
• Chocolate and Alcohol - They have similar addictive properties, according to this study.
• Chocolate Cocoa Tree - Information about the tree that bears the cocoa pod.
• Caffeine and Chocolate - Study to determine whether the caffeine is the source of enjoyment in chocolate.
• The Smell of Chocolate - Olfactory study on foods.
• Teeth and Chocolate - Does chocolate cause cavities?
• Chocolate Improves Memory - Theorized by Mars Chocolate researchers
• Jeanne Calment - Lived to be 120 years old, and loved to eat chocolate. Coincidence?
• Sarah Knauss - Lived to be 119 years old - another avid chocoholic.
• Chocolate Prescription - A search for marijuana-like compounds in chocolate.
• Chocolate Cough Medicine - A study suggests that chocolate is more effective than most medicines.
• Chocolate Makes Babies Happy - A study of chocolate during pregnancy.