tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045634714760830992.post4340531546909678841..comments2023-06-05T11:51:38.383-04:00Comments on Evolutionary Psychiatry: Cocoa and Cognitive DeclineAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04429177284200775781noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045634714760830992.post-54032423844430697442013-07-08T09:35:47.678-04:002013-07-08T09:35:47.678-04:00I'd be interested to know if the coacoa export...I'd be interested to know if the coacoa exported i analysed for lead levels and other pollutants?ChillyPandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16376660672069243740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045634714760830992.post-34278839292730247202013-01-25T16:56:10.754-05:002013-01-25T16:56:10.754-05:00Perhaps, instead of flavonols, cocoa is healthy be...Perhaps, instead of flavonols, cocoa is healthy because it is fruit (despite the misnomer "cocoa bean"), and therefore sends the "fruit signal" which helps the DNA express in health-promoting ways.<br /><br />http://www.jeffreybrauer.blogspot.com/2012/03/signaling-nutrigenomics-made-easy.htmlJeffrey of Troyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08012361017883221081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045634714760830992.post-23129742620666706202013-01-24T16:36:41.170-05:002013-01-24T16:36:41.170-05:00Need more posts. Something about testosterone. I&#...Need more posts. Something about testosterone. I've got low T. Need some of your wisdom. :)Naltshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12079508185343293669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045634714760830992.post-19459937078128584132013-01-15T18:01:28.233-05:002013-01-15T18:01:28.233-05:00My understanding is that the real benefit of olive...My understanding is that the real benefit of olive oil is all the polyphenols that come along with it. I had read somewhere that high oleic sunflower oil - devoid of polyphenols - doesn't seem to have the same benefits.<br /><br />Also, to get best value from cocoa, it should be raw/unprocessed. Dutch processing (high heat and alkali neutralisation) tends to destroy flavonoids. It also destroys the bitter taste - which is probably the flavonoids!Paul Nhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11452852823080926838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045634714760830992.post-63935070395400669122013-01-14T19:23:50.942-05:002013-01-14T19:23:50.942-05:00I can see why the results are as they are. I drink...I can see why the results are as they are. I drink french pressed cocoa daily, I suffer from pretty bad ADHD, anxiety, and Tourrettes. I've been drinking it for roughly 2 months now and while mild there is a definite improvement in my tendency to lose my train of thought, and space out a loss less. I find that in class I form better memories of the lectures. Not quite the alertness of coffee, but anxiety doesn't increase. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09601528133457378107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045634714760830992.post-64062300875975977162013-01-13T21:55:53.496-05:002013-01-13T21:55:53.496-05:00This misrepresents the level of study done on flav...This misrepresents the level of study done on flavanols. It is far from one single study funded by Mars. Go to http://www.greenmedinfo.com/greenmed/display/substance/c?sort=desc&order=AC. Look down the list to see just how well researched many natural foodstuffs are. Hopefully I have the link right and you will find cocoa on this list - there are 72 peer reviewed articles on cocoa.Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17688071016639013563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045634714760830992.post-50051352924803559962013-01-13T13:35:33.343-05:002013-01-13T13:35:33.343-05:00Interesting. Most studies I've seen link cocoa...Interesting. Most studies I've seen link cocoa and dark chocolate consumption with better health overall. But it does bring to mind the brazil nut/radium issue as well (brazil nuts are very high in selenium… and radium!)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04429177284200775781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045634714760830992.post-85728462889731427542013-01-13T13:31:29.824-05:002013-01-13T13:31:29.824-05:00I think it is high in magnesium, copper, and good ...I think it is high in magnesium, copper, and good chocolate is chock full of stearic acid which becomes oleic acid and should have all the heart healthy properties of olive oil. So it's good, nutrient rich food (minus any sugar) that displaces other crap. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04429177284200775781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045634714760830992.post-83354432997288636392013-01-13T13:10:52.654-05:002013-01-13T13:10:52.654-05:00Perhaps soul is dead puts it too strongly… try thi...Perhaps soul is dead puts it too strongly… try this one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6d1jzT24E8Q&feature=artist<br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04429177284200775781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045634714760830992.post-79318053812738072722013-01-13T08:21:54.168-05:002013-01-13T08:21:54.168-05:00Gotta give it to Mars... dozens of years of espous...Gotta give it to Mars... dozens of years of espousing the clinical benefits of chocolate. Naltshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12079508185343293669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045634714760830992.post-85681853884597805482013-01-13T08:17:08.505-05:002013-01-13T08:17:08.505-05:00Do you see any risk in the potential lead toxicity...Do you see any risk in the potential lead toxicity of cocoa? Apparently coooa absorbs lead from the surrounding area, and since much of the worlds cocoa comes from countries that have no regulatiions regarding lead in gasoline, it is believed that cocoa often becomes contaminated during distribution and processing. The effects might be gradual and so would not show up in a short trial.<br /><br />ThanksJameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18097809381118805882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045634714760830992.post-80342070877616692432013-01-13T04:59:52.397-05:002013-01-13T04:59:52.397-05:00Paywall!
Like with the coffee and sugar, I wonder...Paywall!<br /><br />Like with the coffee and sugar, I wonder about the cocoa and sugar. Did Mars supply them with standard consumer drinks presumably loaded with sugar? If Alzheimer's is a type III diabetes, then any increase in sugar is going to have deleterious effects, right?<br /><br />Also, that graph of cocoa cons. vs Nobels is about as scientifically interesting as a graph of per cap telephone poles vs Nobels, in my opinion. <br /><br />Not that I don't suspect it's good stuff. We keep dark chocolate around and I make hot chocolate for my son for breakfast--from raw Dutch cocoa with a smidgen of sugar.praguestepchildhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04219985675023163249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045634714760830992.post-87932672375955775242013-01-12T22:53:40.258-05:002013-01-12T22:53:40.258-05:00My soul would seem to be dead. Or perhaps I'm ...My soul would seem to be dead. Or perhaps I'm mildly cognitively impaired... in which case I'm off to drink some hot chocolate. Colleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12932612227072852883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045634714760830992.post-24959397876406822412013-01-12T20:58:28.735-05:002013-01-12T20:58:28.735-05:00Maybe, it is time to switch from my Grande Red-Eye...Maybe, it is time to switch from my Grande Red-Eye w/half&half at my fav coffee shop. How about(perish the thought) non-alcoholic red grape wine...?BigWhiskeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08420444056304643922noreply@blogger.com