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Chocolate is, again, good for you

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  • D dighn

    I'm probably the minority in this opinion but I find non-dark chocolate so disgustingly sweet that it completely overloads my taste buds making me literally feel ill in the mouth. How do people enjoy that stuff?! X|

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    stevepqr
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    I agree - sickly sweet milk chocolate is nowhere near as good as the 'real' dark stuff! and yes I do like to eat just one square occasionally - it practically kills my wife to watch me do it then put the rest back in the fridge :-D

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    • C Chris Maunder

      Small amount of chocolate lowers blood pressure[^] Chocolate lovers have one more reason to celebrate. It seems that eating just 30 calories a day of dark chocolate a day can help lower blood pressure, without weight gain or other side effects, according to a new study.

      cheers, Chris Maunder

      CodeProject.com : C++ MVP

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      The Wizard of Doze
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      Chris Maunder wrote:

      Small amount of chocolate lowers blood pressure

      I have low blood pressure. So, chocolate is unhealthy for me? :~

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      • D dighn

        I'm probably the minority in this opinion but I find non-dark chocolate so disgustingly sweet that it completely overloads my taste buds making me literally feel ill in the mouth. How do people enjoy that stuff?! X|

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        martin_hughes
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        No idea, to be honest. I'm one of those odd souls who doesn't really like chocolate at all.

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        • M martin_hughes

          Don't forget people - this is referring to nasty bitter dark chocolate they "enjoy" on the continent, not Mars bars :)

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          Christian Graus
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          The thing is, all US chocolate is too sweet, and not chocolately enough. Our milk chocolate is probably bitter and strong to you. Having said that, I love dark chocolate, way better than milk.

          Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++ "I am working on a project that will convert a FORTRAN code to corresponding C++ code.I am not aware of FORTRAN syntax" ( spotted in the C++/CLI forum )

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          • M Mark Salsbery

            Well, if "eating just 30 calories a day of dark chocolate a day can help lower blood pressure" then imagine how healthy we'll be eating 10 times that amount! Mark

            Mark Salsbery Microsoft MVP - Visual C++ "Go that way, really fast. If something gets in your way, turn."

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            Steve Mayfield
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            yeah, no blood pressure at all....after the heart attach X| Steve

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            • C Chris Maunder

              Small amount of chocolate lowers blood pressure[^] Chocolate lovers have one more reason to celebrate. It seems that eating just 30 calories a day of dark chocolate a day can help lower blood pressure, without weight gain or other side effects, according to a new study.

              cheers, Chris Maunder

              CodeProject.com : C++ MVP

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              Steve Mayfield
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              new we know how :bob: keeps his figure slim and trim... ;) Steve

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              • C Christian Graus

                The thing is, all US chocolate is too sweet, and not chocolately enough. Our milk chocolate is probably bitter and strong to you. Having said that, I love dark chocolate, way better than milk.

                Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++ "I am working on a project that will convert a FORTRAN code to corresponding C++ code.I am not aware of FORTRAN syntax" ( spotted in the C++/CLI forum )

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                martin_hughes
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                I once had a Hershey bar. It tasted (and smelt) like someone had vommited in the choco-vat.

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                • M martin_hughes

                  I once had a Hershey bar. It tasted (and smelt) like someone had vommited in the choco-vat.

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                  Shog9 0
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                  Supposedly, Hershey started out making milk chocolate with milk that was somewhat... off. Now, of course, that's their signature, so they can't change it... :rolleyes:

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                  • C Christian Graus

                    I read that - the 'small amount' is one square. Like I can eat just one square.

                    Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++ "I am working on a project that will convert a FORTRAN code to corresponding C++ code.I am not aware of FORTRAN syntax" ( spotted in the C++/CLI forum )

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                    Anna Jayne Metcalfe
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                    You read my mind. :doh:

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                    • S Steve Mayfield

                      yeah, no blood pressure at all....after the heart attach X| Steve

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                      Vasudevan Deepak Kumar
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                      :-D

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                      • C Chris Maunder

                        Small amount of chocolate lowers blood pressure[^] Chocolate lovers have one more reason to celebrate. It seems that eating just 30 calories a day of dark chocolate a day can help lower blood pressure, without weight gain or other side effects, according to a new study.

                        cheers, Chris Maunder

                        CodeProject.com : C++ MVP

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                        Vasudevan Deepak Kumar
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                        And the South Indian buffet + the Carrot Halwa at the restaurants under Le Meredian, Chennai is excellent. :)

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                        • M martin_hughes

                          Don't forget people - this is referring to nasty bitter dark chocolate they "enjoy" on the continent, not Mars bars :)

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                          AndyKEnZ
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                          Well said the rubbish that's labelled as chocolate in the UK is just that. The EU tried to get it re-labelled as it doesn't qualify a real chocolate, "family-chocolate" was the ridiculous moniker they came up with, anyhow big business won out and even though it's not it's still called chocolate. Some wonderful chocolate comes out of northern Italy, Liguria.

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                          • C Chris Maunder

                            Small amount of chocolate lowers blood pressure[^] Chocolate lovers have one more reason to celebrate. It seems that eating just 30 calories a day of dark chocolate a day can help lower blood pressure, without weight gain or other side effects, according to a new study.

                            cheers, Chris Maunder

                            CodeProject.com : C++ MVP

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                            peterchen
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                            30 calories? That's a homeopathic dosage, right?


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                              Small amount of chocolate lowers blood pressure[^] Chocolate lovers have one more reason to celebrate. It seems that eating just 30 calories a day of dark chocolate a day can help lower blood pressure, without weight gain or other side effects, according to a new study.

                              cheers, Chris Maunder

                              CodeProject.com : C++ MVP

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                              premedios
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                              *Runs out to buy a year supply of dark chocolate* :D

                              Pedro Remedios Freelance Programmer

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                                Small amount of chocolate lowers blood pressure[^] Chocolate lovers have one more reason to celebrate. It seems that eating just 30 calories a day of dark chocolate a day can help lower blood pressure, without weight gain or other side effects, according to a new study.

                                cheers, Chris Maunder

                                CodeProject.com : C++ MVP

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                                NormDroid
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                                My wife knowns, she's been eating this stuff for years.

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                                • V Vasudevan Deepak Kumar

                                  And the South Indian buffet + the Carrot Halwa at the restaurants under Le Meredian, Chennai is excellent. :)

                                  Vasudevan Deepak Kumar Personal Homepage Tech Gossips

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                                  Rajesh R Subramanian
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                                  Vasudevan Deepak Kumar wrote:

                                  Le Mer_e_di_a_n, Chennai

                                  That is Le Royal Meridien (If I remember it properly... I was there for a couple of weeks).

                                  Anything I will say you will bring it down to whatever you want. - Le Centriste

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                                  • M martin_hughes

                                    No idea, to be honest. I'm one of those odd souls who doesn't really like chocolate at all.

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                                    deltalmg
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                                    Caffeine is good;P Seriously though, funny I workout a lot, and the debate seems to seesaw wether caffeine is good and you should take suplements, to bad. Looks like some good some bad. Small amounts give slight increase to metabolism and heart rate, which will reduce your weight. Large amounts will mess up your hormones leading to the pregnant women body composition. You'll pack on fat and lose muscle. Budda say 'seak the middle path'.

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                                    • M martin_hughes

                                      No idea, to be honest. I'm one of those odd souls who doesn't really like chocolate at all.

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                                      pteglia
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                                      So... you're an alien then?

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                                      • D dighn

                                        I thought that has been the consensus for quite a while now :-D, but more evidence for dark chocolate goodness is good!

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                                        Efrain Villa
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                                        do hershey's kisses qualify ?

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                                        • M martin_hughes

                                          Don't forget people - this is referring to nasty bitter dark chocolate they "enjoy" on the continent, not Mars bars :)

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                                          chaiguy1337
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                                          Don't call dark chocolate nasty! Dark chocolate (~75-80% cocoa) is far superior to that stuff they call chocolate in candy stores. :-D You can really appreciate the deep flavour of the cocoa when enjoyed in a high-quality dark chocolate. Mind you it's not the kind of thing one would binge on. A little goes a long way.

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