Blogs Posts in Gossips category; 162 blog posts

Chocolate, Water Blunt Pain

A study published in the Journal of Neuroscience finds, chocolate activates a part of the brain that blunts pain, making it difficult to stop eating it. According to the study led by Peggy Mason, a Professor of Neurology and Neuro-biology [...]

Posted On : Oct, 20 2009 | Comments : 0

Children who eat candy and chocolate every day more likely t...

Children who eat candy and chocolate every day are more likely to be violent when they grow up because the instant gratification can nurture impulsive behavior, according to a U.K. study published Thursday. Researchers from Cardiff Unive [...]

Posted On : Oct, 03 2009 | Comments : 0

Meat-flavoured chocolate 'a hit with men'

Hanna Frederick has developed venison chocolate truffles, made from a blend of dark chocolate and ground-up salty dried meat. Shaped like small sausages, the sweets have a salami aftertaste, she said.Admitting it was a weird combination, sh [...]

Posted On : Sep, 17 2009 | Comments : 0

Why Chocolate Studies Are a Headache

The lore surrounding chocolate from its use as an aphrodisiac among the Aztecs to its mood elevating properties can seem as complex and variable as the confection itself. Scientific studies, however, may provide a prudent excuse to indulge [...]

Posted On : Sep, 11 2009 | Comments : 0

Its all about chocolate

The Easter holidays are a long way off but it’s never a bad time to be thinking about chocolate. This week designers at Warwick University even announced a car capable of running off the stuff. But for those who can’t get enoug [...]

Posted On : Sep, 10 2009 | Comments : 0

Pearl Bakery's white chocolate sandwich cookie

The Pearl Bakery's Valrhona white chocolate sandwich cookie ($3.50) has local chocolate addicts lining up on Fridays, when the cookie makes its weekly appearance. Cut into a simple flower shape, the crisp, salty chocolate shortbread gives w [...]

Posted On : Aug, 26 2009 | Comments : 0

Chocolate cuts heart failure risk

Here’s some good news for all chocolate lovers. A new research has proposed that people who regularly eat chocolates are three times less likely to die from heart disease than others. Imre Janszky and colleagues from the Karolinska In [...]

Posted On : Aug, 18 2009 | Comments : 0

Eat chocolate to avoid dying from second heart attack?

A new study finds that men and women who had one heart attack, but ate chocolate were three times less likely to die from second heart attack. News media reported the study suggesting that eating chocolate may cut the risk of dying from hea [...]