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The first thing to realize (otherwise, nothing that follows will make sense) is that chocolate is like a drug. Chocolate is an ancient food, whose name is derived from the Nahuatl word cacahuatl. The ...

A new study finds eating chocolate in the morning could actually help postmenopausal women burn fat.Doctors at Brigham and Women's found women who ate 100 grams of chocolate within about an hour of ...

Yes, those are your only options. A “new tracking survey” by Saatchi Wellness polled 1,000women on these criteria. Why? We don’t know. But here’s what they found! Given a choice between great sex ...

Eating a milk chocolate bar right after waking up or right before bed could provide a sweet surprise. It may help burn body fat, decrease blood sugar levels and wasn’t shown to cause weight gain, a ...

Q: I crave chocolate around the time of my period. Why does this happen? And how can I deal with it? A: Many studies have found that American women report craving chocolate around menstruation, often ...

Antioxidant-rich dark chocolate is truly a gift of the gods; since chocolate, in its most unfettered form, has natural stimulants that encourage blood flow, better energy levels and stamina. In other ...

In a recent study published in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, researchers examine the relationship between chocolate consumption and both all-cause and cause-specific mortality ...

NEW ORLEANS — Having been exposed to the medical, metabolic, and physiological gender-based factors associated with weight gain, weight loss, body composition changes, and the psychological aspects in ...