Pablo Cake

Ah, the sweet siren song of chocolate. Whether a bar of chocolate a cheap and dirty to the fund or elegant, decadent truffles served with wine, you're scarfing a sandwich with Nutella two o'clock in the morning or soaking in a pot of melted strawberry delight to feed your loved one is all about chocolate (or chocolatl that the Aztecs used to call it - try shouting out loud three times, surprisingly fun). But is it good for you? (Or rather, we care if it's good for you?) As always, the answer boring, "it depends", but recent research has shown us some interesting things about chocolate (chocolatl) consumption that you can tell your friends to the next cocktail party. Thus, scoot, make your eyes close to the screen, and listen.

Firstly, Pringles jingle apparently won their line (Once you pop you can not stop) the world of chocolate. Search the University of Miami and University of Florida have shown that even having a piece of chocolate can lead to cravings for more unbearable. It's like the gateway drug to more medication exactly chocolatey goodness. Eight different studies have demonstrated that even a high voltage mega-chocolate truffles led to an increase in fatty and sugary foods. He therefore that the old line of "Oh Henry, I will have only one, which can make some chocolate?" Do not even try, because SCIENCE showed these lines of reasoning to be lies.

Moreover, with chocolate can lead to financial ruin (according to science, again). It is true. These poor fools who had betrayed one of those delirious good, creamy and rich truffles that melt in your mouth and the crunchy texture of light outside when you bite into them, the taste of your mouth floods and Wait. Where was I? Only one of these chocolates causes a marked increase in the desire for premium products, such as expensive watches, jewelry or Fancy Pants Apple computers. So beware. One bite and you could find yourself driving home in a new Mercedes, confused and broke and hating life.

Another tricky thing about chocolate (do you eat something so scrum-diddly umptions would be simple?) Is that once the participants in the research said that if they had achieved their goal ( For example, no chocolate for a week), they were responsible for their efforts well with you guessed it, chocolate. Fools! Those who have been praised for their iron discipline have been presented to demonstrate a strong desire for sugary, unhealthy foods. So people can order a salad for dinner, then happy as a king for their good behavior to Death By Chocolate cake for dessert.

Is there no way to win? If you indulge in chocolate, you want more and also the desire to buy expensive things. If you do not eat chocolate, you break and breathe a bar just when you feel like you have legitimately earned the title of "good little chocolate non-Eater. Should we resign ourselves to eat chocolate ever? No, not really. There is a sneaky way around this dilemma is please someone although it is true. And not only remove the temptation, but to see good health as a state of mind, a continuous and unending process, as opposed to concrete efforts, which lasts for a period of time. Instead of saying: "I'm not eating chocolate or one week, and then fall on Monday, you should say:" I will avoid sugary foods and embrace a bold, new way of life with joy and vigor, energy and health!

And then, sitting in a deep melancholy that your non-fat, vanilla sorbet power bottom, to watch people on the other table chortle with joy as they demolish a Mega Death By Chocolate Cake Mountain, laughing and clapping and succumb to weakness. Ah, the sweet taste of victory!