More than one person recently emailed me an article which says that chocolate fights coughs better than codeine. This is the kind of science I like! I feel a coughing fit coming on—quick, pass the M&M’S.
Of course, I’m not sure what it says about me that people know I’d be interested in this kind of study. I guess I’ve developed a little bit of a reputation as a chocoholic. Okay, maybe a big reputation.
Chocolate inspires my writing in a significant way. Not only do I eat it while I’m writing, but my main character, Mollie McGhie, eats a lot of it while solving mysteries. Chocolate does help you think better, right?
Do you ever find things happen for a reason? I had been working on the next book in the series—Poisoned by the Pier—which has a sub-plot that revolves around Mollie’s husband going on an extreme diet. I was trying to figure out a way to work in a chocolate reference that Mollie could use along the lines of “science says chocolate is good for you” when I got sent a link to this study. Perfect! I figured out what scene to plug it into and I think it’s going to be a lot of fun.
Now, if I could just find a study that says that chocolate is good for weight loss and my life would be complete.
Ellen Jacobson 
I love chocolate in pretty much all its forms, but if I had to choose, I’d say my favorites are chocolate cakes and brownie type creations. 🙂
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I do like a good brownie type creation too 🙂
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“Chocolate doesn’t ask questions, chocolate understands” is a perfect quote, in my opinion! I love dark chocolate, with sea salt and almonds…
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That is a fabulous quote!
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I eat dark chocolate every day. I ate it for the two weeks I was sick and coughing, and now I’m better, so I guess it worked. The dr. refused to give me codeine for comparison, even though it was obviously for a legitimate scientific comparison. I was going to send you a link for a “scientific” weight loss study, but after reading this, I’m not sure there is one. :-O
I Fooled Millions Into Thinking Chocolate Helps Weight Loss. Here’s How. https://io9.gizmodo.com/i-fooled-millions-into-thinking-chocolate-helps-weight-1707251800
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You’re too funny, Lee! Dark chocolate cures all 🙂
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And here you go: https://livehealthy.chron.com/effects-dark-chocolate-reducing-weight-5330.html
As a fellow chocolate addict…*aehm* enjoyer, I’ve made sure I’ve done my research 😉 Also, did you know chocolate is indeed a vegetable? The logic works like this: chocolate comes from cacao beans. Beans are a veggie. So there you go!
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I like your logic! I’m going to go ahead and assume that this means that in order to get my “5 a Day,” I can just have five chocolate bars 🙂
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Thank you for shaaring this
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