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jbuch - 28 Feb 2006 14:00 GMT

Scientific American short article on health long term health benefits of
cocoa.

http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?chanID=sa003&articleID=000D0AA3-40AA-1403-80AA8
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Among those who ate the most chocolate--averaging more than four grams a
day--average systolic and diastolic blood pressure was 3.7 and 2.1
millimeters of mercury lower than their chocolate-spurning peers. This
result did not hold true for other sweet foods nor did it vary among men
who also smoked, were inactive or consumed a lot of alcohol. And,
despite being strongly associated with greater intake of calories,
chocolate lowered the overall risk of cardiovascular or any other
disease by as much as 50 percent.

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Roger Zoul - 28 Feb 2006 14:41 GMT

Why not eat the unsweetened stuff? After a while, one gets used to it. :)

:: Scientific American short article on health long term health
:: benefits of cocoa.

http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?chanID=sa003&articleID=000D0AA3-40AA-1403-80AA8
3414B7F0000

:: Among those who ate the most chocolate--averaging more than four
:: grams a day--average systolic and diastolic blood pressure was 3.7
[quoted text clipped - 12 lines]
:: 4) A sensible eating plan, and follow it. (Atkins, Self Made or
:: Other)

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jbuch - 28 Feb 2006 16:24 GMT

> Why not eat the unsweetened stuff? After a while, one gets used to it. :)

You wouldn't be using any wonderful scientific food technology then.
Just ordinary eating. Anybody can do it your way, well nearly.

> :: Scientific American short article on health long term health
> :: benefits of cocoa.
[quoted text clipped - 9 lines]
> :: intake of calories, chocolate lowered the overall risk of
> :: cardiovascular or any other disease by as much as 50 percent.

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1) Eat Till SATISFIED, Not STUFFED... Atkins repeated 9 times in the book
2) Exercise: It's Non-Negotiable..... Chapter 22 title, Atkins book
3) Don't Diet Without Supplimental Nutrients... Chapter 23 title, Atkins
book
4) A sensible eating plan, and follow it. (Atkins, Self Made or Other)

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