Water With Chocolate

For Wendy! -- We need a study to determine how healthy it would be to eat chocolate covered blueberries, dark colored vegetables with water. The studies are already there someone just needs to put it all together. We know that it's probably more a concept than a possibility but it intrigues us. If not water if you don't like the taste then maybe chocolate soy milk. We know that its not all chocolate nor all dark colored vegetables but a multi-hue of deep rich colors has proven itself most to beneficial to robust health.

"Food stores sell mainly milk chocolate, with sugar, milk, and extra cocoa butter added because they taste good, but the more non cocoa items are added to cocoa, the more dilute the healthy chemicals become." (American Chemical Society)

Research that includes less a population that's smaller than your graduating elementary school class doesn't seem all that conclusive. However when it reaffirms previous research of larger groups it can help to direct behavior that could result in your being able to use the information to easily improve your health with a minimal amount of effort. While the numbers may not be impressive the information confirms what your parents told you and every old wives tale says. Common wisdom isn't always wrong. Research seems to also confirm what is often passed from generation to generation.

"The study included 48 adults aged 55-75 years, divided into two groups. One group drank 2 cups of water prior to their meals and the other did not. All of the subjects ate a low-calorie diet during the study. Over the course of 12 weeks, water drinkers lost about 15.5 pounds, while the non-water drinkers lost about 11 pounds." (American Chemical Society)

The study also warns what should be obvious and what wives have told from every generation to every generation - everything in moderation. Chocolate maybe healthy for you, in moderation. Deep colored fruits and vegetables maybe be beneficial for you health, in moderation. Water can aid in losing weight, what every find restaurant and waiter knows, in moderation. Too much of anything from air, to soap, to water, in moderation.

Brenda Davy, Ph.D., senior author on the study:

"...said water may be so effective simply because it fills up the stomach with a substance that has zero calories. People feel fuller as a result, and eat less calorie-containing food during the meal. Increased water consumption may also help people lose weight if they drink it in place of sweetened calorie-containing beverages, said Davy, who is with Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Va. " (American Chemical Society)

How do we know its true? Because science tells us so. Its' good to know that PearlieMae and your dear old momma were right about some things. They might not have liked technology but when the scence says they're right. They've got to love that! PearlieMae did love technology just not for what it could do but for how easy it was to do what see already enjoyed doing. She could play SCRABBLE on the PC bought for her and listen to her gospel favorites. But No email, no web browsing. It was something at least.