Eat More Chocolate, Lower BMI?Here's a quote from the
New York Times:
Quote:"A new study shows that people who eat chocolate frequently have lower body mass indexes than those who eat it less often. The researchers could not explain precisely why something usually loaded with sugar, fat and calories would have a beneficial effect on weight. But they suspect that antioxidants and other compounds in chocolate may deliver a metabolic boost that can offset its caloric downside."
HCB mentioned serotonin in her journal the other day. Could there be a link?
Wish I had stopped reading after the second paragraph. I was all set to log my daily exercise as
running down to the store and running back home with a five-pound box of chocolate... for extra exercise maybe even a ten-pound box!
The article goes on to say:
Quote:"It’s not the case that eating the largest amount of chocolate is beneficial; it’s that eating it more often was favorable,” Dr. Golomb said. “If you eat 10 pounds of chocolate a day, that’s not going to be a favorable thing."
Sigh. I guess I'll have to stick with my dark chocolate-covered cocoa nibs from Trader Joe's at 1 calorie per nib.
The rest of the article is -->
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