Chocolate may boost brain power

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Chocolate lovers rejoice. A new study hints that eating milk chocolate may boost brain function.

"Chocolate contains many substances that act as stimulants, such as theobromine, phenethylamine, and caffeine," Dr. Bryan Raudenbush from Wheeling Jesuit University in West Virginia noted in comments to Reuters Health.

"These substances by themselves have previously been found to increase alertness and attention and what we have found is that by consuming chocolate you can get the stimulating effects, which then lead to increased mental performance."

I know more than one person who is going to be celebrating when they read this story.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

So now I know that by the end of the day I'm craving the stuff so badly!

cruisin-mom said...

Christ! I must be brilliant!!!

Soccer Dad said...

You need a study to prove that? Hadn't you noticed how brilliant I am from my writing?

Stacey said...

No wonder I am so dang smart! Hee hee.

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