Think of it as a math problem: Do the metabolic benefits of eating modest amounts of chocolate offset the added calories? Researchers at the University of California at San Diego think the answer is yes. A university press release reports that researchers at the school who examined dietary and other information provided by approximately 1000 adult men and women found that those who ate chocolate on more days a week were actually thinner – i.e. had a lower body mass index – than those who ate chocolate less often.
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These articles fascinate me. The problem with them, as I see it, is that overweight/obese Americans don’t need anymore excuses to eat chocolate, consume “healthy” whole grains, eat a little bit of fat that is good for you (allegedly), blah, blah, blah. Rather than read these half-truth articles, those really concerned should be reading the book, WHEAT BELLY, and another called THE END OF OVEREATING. Since 2/3 of Americans use “everything in moderation” as their guide and keep packing on the pounds, something is wrong.
An interesting study. I usually eat a couple of small bites of chocolate almost every day. I do this with the idea that it will keep me from binging on something I really like. I try to eat a high quality chocolate. I have heard of the benefits of eating chocolate in the past and this helps confirm.
But I wonder if the people with the discipline to only eat a small amount on a regular basis and who stay up on progressive nutrional concepts represent the general population or are already biased towards good health.