March 24, 2004
WOODY ALLEN, PROPHET
Hot Cocoa Tops Red Wine And Tea In Antioxidants; May Be Healthier Choice (Science Daily, 11/06/03)
There's sweet news about hot cocoa: Researchers at Cornell University have shown that the popular winter beverage contains more antioxidants per cup than a similar serving of red wine or tea and may be a healthier choice.Just so I've got this straight: I should be eating eggs, meat, cheese and cream and washing it down with hot chocolate? Posted by David Cohen at March 24, 2004 3:15 PMThe study adds to growing evidence of the health benefits of cocoa and points to a tasty alternative in the quest to maintain a diet rich in healthy antioxidants, chemicals that have been shown to fight cancer, heart disease and aging, the researchers say.
Just so I've got this straight: I should be eating eggs, meat, cheese and cream and washing it down with hot chocolate.
Haven't you been paying attention to OJ's recipes? He's the Kellogg of our day!
Posted by: Bruce Cleaver at March 24, 2004 3:19 PMBruce
"He's the Kellogg of our day"
You mean he gives enemas too?
OJ
I wash it down with beer, but otherwise I'm 80% there.
All I want to know is does that mean I can start smoking again?
"It's tobacco! It's the healthiest thing for your body!"
David: So long as you eat pizza too, yes.
Posted by: Chris at March 24, 2004 4:21 PMJust remember the immortal words: "Health food doesn't make you live longer, it just makes it seem longer."
Take your vitamins, though.
Posted by: PapayaSF at March 24, 2004 4:36 PMI just showed this to my better half who is from Peru. She said everybody there knows this already. She does drink a lot of hot cocoa.
Posted by: BJW at March 24, 2004 5:51 PMOK, the cocoa is believable, but how much sugar am I allowed to put in it? I mean, straight cocoa sans sugar is hard to swallow.
Posted by: Bartman at March 24, 2004 7:14 PMIt turns out that, indeed, they were measuring the antioxidants found in a mixture of cocoa powder and hot water, sans milk, cream, or sugar.
Other research has shown that consuming chocolate with milk, or milk products, inhibits the body from absorbing the antioxidants in chocolate.
Thus, dark chocolate provides health benefits, and milk chocolate does not.
Therefore, if one wishes to utilize the antioxidants found in cocoa powder, skip the dairy, or use soy milk. Sugar seems to be OK.
This would also rule out using most commercial hot cocoa mixes, which contain dairy.
My wife just mentioned an article that said nicotine can help with Alzheimers...
Posted by: John Weidner at March 24, 2004 9:41 PMHershey's Goodnight Hugs, White Chocolate Flavor. It's orgasmic.
Posted by: oj at March 24, 2004 10:50 PMI've read that meat should be used as a condiment. So once you sit down to a main dish of ketchup, mustard, and sauerkraut...
Posted by: Joseph Hertzlinger at March 26, 2004 1:16 AM