Eating chocolate is associated with improved brain function
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Eating chocolate is associated with improved brain function
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Re: Eating chocolate is associated with improved brain function
#2Self-reported chocolate intake? There are so many possible confounders here. It seens quite implausible that chocolate can acutely enhance cognitive ability. Alternative explanations are more likely, although not newsworthy.
I also think that nutrition science, which is deficient enough as it is, should not be mixed with epidemiology, which seems designed to detect spurious associations.
Re: Eating chocolate is associated with improved brain function
#3Just as an FYI, I found a company recently that makes chocolate with zeor sugar, that's sweetened with Stevia: https://www.cocopolo.com/
I didn't like their dark chocolate, but their milk chocolate comes pretty close to regular milk chocolate.
Re: Eating chocolate is associated with improved brain function
#4I'm not disparaging the researchers here but really I couldn't help thinking of this: https://xkcd.com/882/
Re: Eating chocolate is associated with improved brain function
#5Self-reported chocolate intake? There are so many possible confounders here. It seens quite implausible that chocolate can acutely enhance cognitive ability. Alternative explanations are more likely, although not newsworthy. I also think that nutrition science, which is deficient enough as it is, should not be mixed with epidemiology, which seems designed to detect spurious associations.
There's caffeine and sugar in it, seems reasonable, plus the pleasure of it means more endorphins. That's like three direct up-regulators of brain function.
Re: Eating chocolate is associated with improved brain function
#6I have to take this with a grain of salt considering the guy who put out the fake research on how eating chocolate can make lose you weight was just revealed to be a huge hoax:
http://io9.gizmodo.com/i-fooled-millions-into-thinking-choco...
Re: Eating chocolate is associated with improved brain function
#7"This article is brought to you by Nestle" ;)
Re: Eating chocolate is associated with improved brain function
#8Previous thread;
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11155532
Re: Eating chocolate is associated with improved brain function
#9This old chestnut has been published in mainstream media for decades, the Daily Mail in the UK much feature it at least once a year (on the odd day a cancer scare doesn't exist). I remember every exam been given chocolate to take with me, and we're going back to early/mid 90s here.
Re: Eating chocolate is associated with improved brain function
#10From personal experience, every bite of chocolate provides me a moment of bliss and happiness. I think happiness is the real reason for improved brain function. I find myself most productive and most capable when I am happy.