Chocolate joins the pantheon of functional foods like tea, berries, and coffee. Alan Frost, founder of Flava Naturals performance dark chocolate, details cocoa flavanols' cognitive, cardiovascular, and exercise performance benefits. He discusses the new FDA-qualified claim on cocoa flavanols and the...
As little as 2–4% of the calories of a meal as protein will prevent an increased availability of tryptophan. Arguably the food with the greatest impact on mood is chocolate. Those who crave chocolate tend to do so when they feel emotionally low. There have been a series of suggestions ...
we review current knowledge on the direct and indirect effects of these amphetamine congeners on the mammalian heart—more specifically, the isolated human heart muscle preparation
Dark chocolate is rich in flavonoids that can have effects on body composition and cognitive performance. The aim of this study was to analyze the effects of acute and subchronic chocolate intake on electrical brain oscillations. A study with 20 healthy subjects (mean age of 24.15 years) and ...
To find out more about how to start cutting back on sugar and shake off a sugar dependence, consider trying a 7-day detox plan at first. When you can successfully cut back, there's a payoff, besides a much healthier body: Just a small taste of, say, that delicious chocolate brownie ...
“We’d like to get the word out that recruitment is going on right now,” Manson added. It might help if participants got to go home with a goody bag of real chocolate when the study ends, but instead they’ll have to be satisfied with simply contributing to sweet scientific knowledge...
If just thinking about chocolate makes your mouth water, read on to discover what this ancient food actually does to your body and mind...
The combination of increased depression and higher stress levels is a surefire recipe for amplified worry and tension.#6: Caffeinated ProductsCaffeine—the most widely used psychoactive substance in the world—is found in popular foods and drinks, including coffee, tea, chocolate, soft drinks, and ...
Caffeine is a powerful stimulant that has a significant impact on the central nervous system. When caffeine is consumed, it is quickly absorbed into the bloodstream and travels to the brain. Once there, it blocks the action of adenosine, a neurotransmitter that promotes sleep and suppresses arousa...
Furthermore, OSU6162 significantly reduced the cue-controlled seeking of chocolate-flavored sucrose pellets under a second-order schedule of reinforcement before, but not after, the delivery and ingestion of reward, indicating a selective effect on incentive motivational processes. In contrast, the ...