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Scientists are hard at work analyzing the চকোলেট genome, the genetic code behind the কোকো tree, which they hope could one দিন make ক্যান্ডি চকোলেট bars taste better, cost less, and maybe come guilt free. This মাস marks a major step অগ্রবর্তী for their research.Two rival coalitions each claim to have nearly finished decoding the চকোলেট genome.
Mars, maker of M&M and Snickers, dedicated $10 million to this goal two বছর ago. Teaming up with the U.S. Department of Agriculture and tech giant IBM, the confectioner announced earlier this মাস that it had cracked আরো than 92 percent of the genome....
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ORLANDO, Fla. -- The Florida Board of Education is considering expelling চকোলেট দুধ from schools in an effort to fight childhood obesity.
If implemented, Florida would become the first state in the country to ban the sweetened দুধ from public schools. Though চকোলেট দুধ is a childhood পছন্দ for many, parents like Maria Foster ব্যক্ত they'd rather have their children drinking regular দুধ অথবা water while in school -- instead of guzzling sugary drinks. "I think it's a good idea, আপনি know, to get আরো discipline in the schools ... as far as what the kids are eating," Foster said. "We live...
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posted by Liryz
Who doesn’t প্রণয় chocolate?

It’s long been revered as a great tonic for a sweet tooth. And now scientists are discovering that it also may be good for your health. New studies প্রদর্শনী that dark চকোলেট produces antioxidants, which protects the body against cardiovascular disease, lowers blood pressure and reduces bad cholesterol. Besides its heart-healthy benefits, dark চকোলেট also acts as a mild antidepressant.

চকোলেট প্রেমী beware: Only চকোলেট with a 65 percent অথবা higher কোকো content confer these health benefits. And even then, don’t go overboard. চকোলেট is still a high-calorie খাবার and eating too much will outweigh the beneficial effects. A well-balanced diet includes whole grains, fruits, vegetables and lean protein. And an occasional sweet treat is fine. So প্রদত্ত the choice, why not try one of these dark চকোলেট মিষ্টান্ন recipes for your পরবর্তি special occasion!
Chocoholics are less likely to have হৃদয় disease than those without a sweet tooth, a US study has found.
People who ate চকোলেট আরো than five times a week were 57 per cent less likely to have coronary হৃদয় disease than those who never ate it, according to the study of almost 5000 Americans.
This was after taking into account other factors such as সামগ্রিক energy and ফলমূল and vegetable intake, and family history of হৃদয় disease.
People who ate চকোলেট less frequently, between one and four times each week, were 26 per cent less likely to have হৃদয় disease.
"Even smaller amounts of chocolate...
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Some new research have discovered that it maybe good for gestacional hipertension, and preeclampsia. Gestational hypertension is physiologically related to some forms of generalized high blood pressure and হৃদয় disease symptoms, which have been shown to be lowered beneficially through চকোলেট consumption.
Preeclampsia is a condition in which high blood pressure and protein in the urine develop after the 20th week of pregnancy. It can lead to serious problems for mother and baby, but instances of death and serious complication are rare in the U.S. as women are routinely monitored for this...
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