Wanted: Women to eat chocolate for a year

Wanted: Women to eat chocolate for a year

• Story Highlights
  
• Scientists seeks 150 women to eat chocolate for a year
  
• Research will test whether compound in cocoa reduces heart disease risk
  
• Belgian chocolatier has created a special bar for the experiment
  
• Postmenopausal women with type 2 diabetes considered a high risk group
  

LONDON, England (CNN) -- Scientists in the UK are seeking 150 women to eat chocolate every day for a year in the cause of medical research.
The trial, at the University of East Anglia in Norwich, eastern England, will test whether a natural compound found in cocoa, the main ingredient of chocolate, could cut the risk of heart disease among women with diabetes.
A Belgian confectionist has created the special chocolate bar containing high levels of flavonoids -- a plant compound that has been shown to reduce heart risk factors -- to be used in the experiment. Soy, another natural source of flavonoids, has also been added to the bar.
Participants, who must be postmenopausal women under the age of 70, will have their risk of heart disease tested on five occasions during the year to see whether change occurs.
"The hypothesis of this exciting study is that flavonoids may improve the level of protection against heart disease over and above that provided by conventional drugs," said Dr. Ketan Dhatariya, a consultant in diabetes at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital.
"If the trial confirms this, it could have a far-reaching impact on the advice we give to postmenopausal women who have type 2 diabetes."
Deaths due to heart disease among women increase rapidly after the menopause. For women who suffer from type 2 diabetes, the risk of heart disease is up to three and a half times higher. Type 2 diabetes is caused when the body fails to produce enough insulin or produces insulin that doesn't work properly and is frequently linked with obesity.
"Despite postmenopausal women being at a similar risk to men for developing cardiovascular disease, to date they are under-represented in clinical trials," said Professor Aedin Cassidy, Professor of Diet and Health at UEA, who is heading the research.
"We hope to show that adding flavonoids to their diets will provide additional protection from heart disease and give women the opportunity to take more control over reducing their risk of heart disease in the future."

Find this article at: http://edition.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/04/28/chocolate.trial/index.html

count me in <--GQ

count me out..

candygirl wrote:

count me out..

you don't like chocolate

Geyla Queen wrote:

candygirl wrote:

count me out..

you don't like chocolate

i do.. but not to be eating like that ... no....

candygirl wrote:

Geyla Queen wrote:

candygirl wrote:

count me out..

you don't like chocolate

i do.. but not to be eating like that ... no....

da just one chocolate bar a day...it didn't say da all you had to eat. :

Geyla Queen wrote:

candygirl wrote:

Geyla Queen wrote:

candygirl wrote:

count me out..

you don't like chocolate

i do.. but not to be eating like that ... no....

da just one chocolate bar a day...it didn't say da all you had to eat. :

Just one bar(300cal) a day but it takes like 30min running at 5.2 to burn it off!

Mrs.JAY wrote:

Geyla Queen wrote:

candygirl wrote:

Geyla Queen wrote:

candygirl wrote:

count me out..

you don't like chocolate

i do.. but not to be eating like that ... no....

da just one chocolate bar a day...it didn't say da all you had to eat. :

Just one bar(300cal) a day but it takes like 30min running at 5.2 to burn it off!

Mrs.Jay it's for research na

but you right, I'll be looking like and wondering ----> <--- CHAY, but how I manage to gain weight like dis so ...behole behole

Geyla Queen wrote:

Mrs.JAY wrote:

Geyla Queen wrote:

candygirl wrote:

Geyla Queen wrote:

candygirl wrote:

count me out..

you don't like chocolate

i do.. but not to be eating like that ... no....

da just one chocolate bar a day...it didn't say da all you had to eat. :

Just one bar(300cal) a day but it takes like 30min running at 5.2 to burn it off!

Mrs.Jay it's for research na

but you right, I'll be looking like and wondering ----> <---:shock:CHAY, but how I manage to gain weight like dis so ...behole behole

So what, bah! Too much work!

Mrs.JAY wrote:

Geyla Queen wrote:

candygirl wrote:

Geyla Queen wrote:

candygirl wrote:

count me out..

you don't like chocolate

i do.. but not to be eating like that ... no....

da just one chocolate bar a day...it didn't say da all you had to eat. :

Just one bar(300cal) a day but it takes like 30min running at 5.2 to burn it off!

ah.. talk ya ma.. here me here after one year still fighting off rj fat. :

candygirl wrote:

Mrs.JAY wrote:

Geyla Queen wrote:

candygirl wrote:

Geyla Queen wrote:

candygirl wrote:

count me out..

you don't like chocolate

i do.. but not to be eating like that ... no....

da just one chocolate bar a day...it didn't say da all you had to eat. :

Just one bar(300cal) a day but it takes like 30min running at 5.2 to burn it off!

ah.. talk ya ma.. here me here after one year still fighting off rj fat. :

hahahah-hit the gym, Mama! I started doing crunches in the hospital bed-lol! I was soooooooooooooo afraid of that "Kangaroo pouch." It took me like 6mos to come back to myself! I've always enjoyed working out but after the Baby it was a little harder dropping the weight!

Mrs.JAY wrote:

hahahah-hit the gym, Mama! I started doing crunches in the hospital bed-lol! I was soooooooooooooo afraid of that "Kangaroo pouch." It took me like 6mos to come back to myself! I've always enjoyed working out but after the Baby it was a little harder dropping the weight!

chay

Mrs.JAY wrote:

candygirl wrote:

Mrs.JAY wrote:

Geyla Queen wrote:

candygirl wrote:

Geyla Queen wrote:

candygirl wrote:

count me out..

you don't like chocolate

i do.. but not to be eating like that ... no....

da just one chocolate bar a day...it didn't say da all you had to eat. :

Just one bar(300cal) a day but it takes like 30min running at 5.2 to burn it off!

ah.. talk ya ma.. here me here after one year still fighting off rj fat. :

hahahah-hit the gym, Mama! I started doing crunches in the hospital bed-lol! I was soooooooooooooo afraid of that "Kangaroo pouch." It took me like 6mos to come back to myself! I've always enjoyed working out but after the Baby it was a little harder dropping the weight!

You enjoy wroking out I need your motivation.

Geyla Queen wrote:

Mrs.JAY wrote:

hahahah-hit the gym, Mama! I started doing crunches in the hospital bed-lol! I was soooooooooooooo afraid of that "Kangaroo pouch." It took me like 6mos to come back to myself! I've always enjoyed working out but after the Baby it was a little harder dropping the weight!

chay

Seriously! People told me when I deliver to "tie my stomach" but I was not about to do that!

I think we should encourage the research. Research will help us solve the medical issues of our time. I hope they can ask man to eat chocolate per day within a year. In that way i will be the first o put up my hand ohhh...

heru1976 wrote:

Mrs.JAY wrote:

candygirl wrote:

Mrs.JAY wrote:

Geyla Queen wrote:

candygirl wrote:

Geyla Queen wrote:

candygirl wrote:

count me out..

you don't like chocolate

i do.. but not to be eating like that ... no....

da just one chocolate bar a day...it didn't say da all you had to eat. :

Just one bar(300cal) a day but it takes like 30min running at 5.2 to burn it off!

ah.. talk ya ma.. here me here after one year still fighting off rj fat. :

hahahah-hit the gym, Mama! I started doing crunches in the hospital bed-lol! I was soooooooooooooo afraid of that "Kangaroo pouch." It took me like 6mos to come back to myself! I've always enjoyed working out but after the Baby it was a little harder dropping the weight!

You enjoy wroking out I need your motivation.

Girl, just think about how good/sexy you will look after you reach your desired goal! You like Music? I LOVE music--that's helps as well. Gotta have my MP3 when I'm working out. Mainly Hip Hop during Cardio(Biggie or Jay)--I like smooth jazz, soft rock,R&B, or Gospel)when doing free weights and strength training.

bellah wrote:

I think we should encourage the research. Research will help us solve the medical issues of our time. I hope they can ask man to eat chocolate per day within a year. In that way i will be the first o put up my hand ohhh...

Oh really.