Dark chocolate: Special Rx for CFS?

October 3, 2007 at 9:36 pm | In chocolate, comfort food |

BBC News has a report a couple of days ago on a pilot study conducted by Researchers from Hull York Medical School. A special dosage of dark chocolate was having a poistive effect on patients suffering from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. In fact, in the small study, two pateints actually felt enough better to return to work after a six-month absence. Professor Atkin explained:

“Dark chocolate is high in polyphenols, which have been associated with health benefits such as a reduction in blood pressure.

“Also high polyphenols appear to improve levels of serotonin in the brain, which has been linked with chronic fatigue syndrome and that may be a mechanism.”

The conclusion to this report was that, though still more research is definitely needed, there was no harm in ingesting a small amount of dark chocolate every day. This advice to be taken in moderation, of course….

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  1. Entierement d’accord ! A dark chocolate a day, keeps the doctor away. Blague a part, il y a maintenant beaucoup d’aliments consideres comme des “presques remedes”: le curcuma, tous les fruits et legumes avec des couleurs tres foncees, les poissons gras et, bien sur…le vin rouge. Moi, j’applique toutes les recommandations de ces bons docteurs…

    Comment by Sue — October 6, 2007 #

  2. Merci pour le message, Sue! Ces recommendations sont toutes bonnes à suivre, et beaucoup plus faciles et agréables à avaler que les médicaments souvent prescrits pour cette maladie… :)

    Comment by pixeltheatre — October 7, 2007 #

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