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    Eating chocolate improves brain function study shows

    -Cheering news for those with a sweet tooth - a recent study has found that regular chocolate consumption is associated with better cognitive function.

    According to the study, published in the journal Appetite, chocolate consumption was found to be associated with cognitive performance "irrespective of other dietary habits."

    Researchers looked at data collected during an earlier study in which residents of Syracuse, New York, were measured for dietary intake and risk factors for cardiovascular disease. Participants were also given a series of tests designed to measure cognitive function.

    "More frequent chocolate consumption was significantly associated with better performance on [tests inluding] Visual-Spatial Memory and Organization, Working Memory, Scanning and Tracking, Abstract Reasoning, and the Mini-Mental State Examination," researchers said...


    http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/news...ion-study.html

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    Senior Member peace's Avatar
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    Isn't that chocolate with a minimum of 70% cocoa we're talking about?

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    Quote Originally Posted by peace View Post
    Isn't that chocolate with a minimum of 70% cocoa we're talking about?
    When I heard it on the news they said any chocolate has that effect but the results are more profound in dark chocolate.

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    which explains my geniusness.

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    I tend to eat chocolate with 86 % cocoa, along with cashew nuts.

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