On Apr 25, 9:05*pm, Kevysmom > wrote:
> > Obama and McCain distributed chocolates when they
> > were younger in order to influence young women.
> > Were these youthful indiscretions on there parts?
> > Or where they benefiting from exploited workers of
> > the third world. TV network news reporters want to know.
> > During the next election related debate, they will
> > ask this vital question.
>
> Laughing out loud! Thats was truly funny! BTW, Texas is not great,
> Bush is from texas!

I certainly committed enough typos in the riff.
My list of chocolate related effects wasn't a parody but
of course much of the content was parody and a
bit gentle mocking with a number of serious points
to be made. Including what I see as the "logic" of
of Mark's reasonings.


>
> On Apr 25, 11:50 pm, |"
>
> > wrote:
> > On Apr 25, 8:24 pm, |"
>
> > > wrote:
> > > On Apr 25, 2:17 pm, Mark Thorson > wrote:
>
> > > > Bad news for chocolate. *Raises heart rate,
> > > > otherwise nothing. * *:-(
>
> > > > Am J Clin Nutr. 2008 Apr;87(4):872-80.
> > > > A double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized
> > > > trial of the effects of dark chocolate and cocoa
> > > > on variables associated with neuropsychological
> > > > functioning and cardiovascular health: clinical
> > > > findings from a sample of healthy, cognitively
> > > > intact older adults.
> > > > Crews WD Jr, Harrison DW, Wright JW.
> > > > Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State
> > > > University, Blacksburg, VA 24506, USA.
>
> > > > BACKGROUND: In recent years, there has been
> > > > increased interest in the potential health-
> > > > related benefits of antioxidant- and
> > > > phytochemical-rich dark chocolate and cocoa.
>
> > > > OBJECTIVE: The objective of the study was to
> > > > examine the short-term (6 wk) effects of dark
> > > > chocolate and cocoa on variables associated
> > > > with neuropsychological functioning and
> > > > cardiovascular health in healthy older adults.
>
> > > > DESIGN: A double-blind, placebo-controlled,
> > > > fixed-dose, parallel-group clinical trial was
> > > > used. Participants (n = 101) were randomly
> > > > assigned to receive a 37-g dark chocolate bar
> > > > and 8 ounces (237 mL) of an artificially
> > > > sweetened cocoa beverage or similar placebo
> > > > products each day for 6 wk.
>
> > > > RESULTS: No significant group (dark chocolate
> > > > and cocoa or placebo)-by-trial (baseline,
> > > > midpoint, and end-of-treatment assessments)
> > > > interactions were found for the
> > > > neuropsychological, hematological, or blood
> > > > pressure variables examined. In contrast, the
> > > > midpoint and end-of-treatment mean pulse rate
> > > > assessments in the dark chocolate and cocoa
> > > > group were significantly higher than those
> > > > at baseline and significantly higher than
> > > > the midpoint and end-of-treatment rates in
> > > > the control group. Results of a follow-up
> > > > questionnaire item on the treatment products
> > > > that participants believed they had consumed
> > > > during the trial showed that more than half
> > > > of the participants in both groups correctly
> > > > identified the products that they had
> > > > ingested during the experiment.
>
> > > > CONCLUSIONS: This investigation failed to
> > > > support the predicted beneficial effects
> > > > of short-term dark chocolate and cocoa
> > > > consumption on any of the neuropsychological
> > > > or cardiovascular health-related variables
> > > > included in this research. Consumption of
> > > > dark chocolate and cocoa was, however,
> > > > associated with significantly higher pulse
> > > > rates at 3- and 6-wk treatment assessments.
>
> > If only the poor ate chocolate, it would either be taxed
> > like tobacco or it would banned and its users
> > put away for 20 years at least in the great
> > State of Texas. Chocolate is a soft drug.
> > Just say No to chocolate.
>
> > It speeds the pulse.
> > It has weak aphordisiac properties unsuitable to the masses.
> > It gives a sense of well being.
> > It contains those dangerous Advanced Gylcation Endproducts.
> > It alkaloids speed the death of the bone building cells.
> > It contains white sugar and often milk.
> > It is even known to contain the deadly peanut at times.
>
> > It is a foodstuff only suitable to college aged Democrats and the
> > Dutch.
> > Obama and McCain distributed chocolates when they
> > were younger in order to influence young women.
> > Were these youthful indiscretions on there parts?
> > Or where they benefiting from exploited workers of
> > the third world. TV network news reporters want to know.
> > During the next election related debate, they will
> > ask this vital question.
>
> > Perhaps in the future Mark Thorson will ask
> > that chocolate, be made a prescription item.
> > Perhaps he will hope the research will prove it is suitable for
> > use in terminal cancer patients only.
> > And then only after a double blinded cross over study
> > following the patients unto the end life and provided no
> > deaths occur during the study should chocolate
> > products be permitted in the hands of the public by
> > the all knowing US-FDA..