is chocolate a super food?

**skelooth** · 06-26-2006, 04:39 AM

I have been eating unsweetened chocolate by the chunk lately. The flavor definitely takes some getting used to....

Is it as healthy as they say it is you think? Do you think it qualifies as a super food like avocados and flax??

To be honest a lot of my diet lately has been just that.... unsweetned chocolate and ground flax meal.

Brent · 06-26-2006, 05:04 AM

Chocamine is supposed to be pretty amazing stuff.
C2 from USP Labs is based on it.

**skelooth** · 06-26-2006, 05:10 AM

http://www.immunesupport.com/library...e.cfm/ID/3464/

VERY interesting article...

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One study found that a substance in cocoa helps the body process nitric oxide (NO), a compound critical for healthy blood flow and blood pressure. Another study showed that flavonols in cocoa prevent fat-like substances in the bloodstream from oxidizing and clogging the arteries, and make blood platelets less likely to stick together and cause clots.

Brent · 06-26-2006, 05:14 AM

Non bodybuilding benefits

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Healthnotes Newswire (June 22, 2006)—Chocoholics, take heart: A new study suggests that a chemical from cocoa protects skin from the damaging effects of sun exposure and prevents the skin from aging.

**skelooth** · 06-26-2006, 05:53 AM

That's very good too. Excellent.

Hopefully I'm doing the right thing. Since I'm ketoing I have been eating an ounce of unsweetned chocolate as either a snack or a side to a meal like 2-3 times a day. I didn't know about the NO thing... that's really cool.

I think chocomine is more of a stimulant though right?

**Fitnfirm** · 06-26-2006, 06:05 AM

Who needs chocolate when I got muscle pancakes w/ walden farms chocolate sauce with no calories

Brent · 06-26-2006, 06:32 AM

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Originally Posted by skelooth

I think chocomine is more of a stimulant though right?

Yes, but of course I dont feel those effects.

**skelooth** · 06-26-2006, 02:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Fitnfirm

Who needs chocolate when I got muscle pancakes w/ walden farms chocolate sauce with no calories

But I'm not eating for flavor

DOn't get me wrong, I have a bottle in my fridge, and it goes GREAT in flax meal... BUT

Walden Farm's chocolate bloats me. I think it's the sucralose??? and it's not really 0cal... if you eat enough it will invoke an insulin response from the sweetners. It's only 0 cal by technicality :p

Where as I'm eating chocolate under the impression it's health and a super food. I gotta get my calories from somewhere, might as well get them from the world's most healthy foods.

**A.FreeRadical** · 06-26-2006, 02:50 PM

I eat an ounce of dark chocolate every day for its health benefits (and it satiates my sweet tooth).

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DJohnson · 06-26-2006, 04:44 PM

I supplemented 7 chocolate chip cookies yesterday to celebrate 8 weeks of cutting.

**vindiesel** · 06-26-2006, 04:48 PM

It's well known that dark chocolate is an anti-depressant. That's my favorite (I live in a "chocolate" country, our chocolate is the best in the world ...).

**Pioneer** · 06-26-2006, 05:20 PM

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Originally Posted by vindiesel

It's well known that dark chocolate is an anti-depressant. That's my favorite (I live in a "chocolate" country, our chocolate is the best in the world ...).

New Orleans?

oh that funny "mayor" they have.

**skelooth** · 06-27-2006, 12:55 AM

anti deppressant, aphrodisiac, hemodialator, skin beautifier.... man this chocolate is turning out to be some good stuff

**romanaz** · 06-27-2006, 04:56 AM

I always new hersheys special dark was special for some reason!

**Fitnfirm** · 06-27-2006, 05:14 AM

Alrighty then, You all keep eating it!!!! Im staying far away!!! LOL

**dbflgirl** · 06-27-2006, 10:14 PM

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Originally Posted by A.FreeRadical

I eat an ounce of dark chocolate every day for its health benefits (and it satiates my sweet tooth).

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I was just about to post something to this effect! I eat 16g of dark chocolate every day. And I add unsweetened cocoa to all my protein shakes.

**dbflgirl** · 06-27-2006, 10:15 PM

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Originally Posted by vindiesel

It's well known that dark chocolate is an anti-depressant. That's my favorite (I live in a "chocolate" country, our chocolate is the best in the world ...).

Where do you live, Vin? Switzerland, France, Belgium... ???

Trick D · 06-27-2006, 10:33 PM

I would have guessed belgium...

06-26-2006, 04:39 AM	#1
skelooth eh heh heh Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Behind you Posts: 7,205 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 158	is chocolate a super food? I have been eating unsweetened chocolate by the chunk lately. The flavor definitely takes some getting used to.... Is it as healthy as they say it is you think? Do you think it qualifies as a super food like avocados and flax?? To be honest a lot of my diet lately has been just that.... unsweetned chocolate and ground flax meal. __________________ R I P

06-26-2006, 05:04 AM	#2
Brent Pro Stature Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: ND Posts: 367 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 6	Chocamine is supposed to be pretty amazing stuff. C2 from USP Labs is based on it. __________________ Brent@AnabolicX.com NEW! Anabolic Xtreme Forum!

06-26-2006, 05:53 AM	#5
skelooth eh heh heh Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Behind you Posts: 7,205 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 158	That's very good too. Excellent. Hopefully I'm doing the right thing. Since I'm ketoing I have been eating an ounce of unsweetned chocolate as either a snack or a side to a meal like 2-3 times a day. I didn't know about the NO thing... that's really cool. I think chocomine is more of a stimulant though right? __________________ R I P

06-26-2006, 02:50 PM	#9
A.FreeRadical the Epicurean Bodybuilder Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 2,245 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 58	I eat an ounce of dark chocolate every day for its health benefits (and it satiates my sweet tooth). * __________________ "Is it going to be the red pill or the blue pill, Neo? The red pill will answer the question 'What is the Matrix?' Choose carefully. Remember, all I'm offering is the truth. Nothing more." Ron Paul for President, 2008 A.FreeRadical ...the Epicurean bodybuilder Height: 5'9", Age: 62, My last high on 2/1/2006 was 196 lbs. My last low on 8/08/2006 was 167.5 lbs. Cutting until I am lean Starting weight: 190 lbs. bodyfat: 19.7% November 27th: 183 lbs. bodyfat: 18.3% bodyfat Goal Weight: 176 lbs with no more than 10% bodyfat My recipe collection

06-26-2006, 04:44 PM	#10
DJohnson IMPC Contestant Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 1,088 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 50	I supplemented 7 chocolate chip cookies yesterday to celebrate 8 weeks of cutting. __________________ Age: 21 Height: 5'10.5" Mar, 2001: 135lbs @ ~14% Nov, 2004: 245lbs @ ~40% Feb, 2006: 188lbs @ 20.1% - Hydrostatic Tested Dec, 2006: 168lbs @ 5.5% - 7 Point Caliper Tested BULKING FOR A LONG TIME NOW Long Term Goal: Over 200lbs @ 8%

06-26-2006, 06:05 AM	#6
Fitnfirm Spanky Doodle ! Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Muscle Land Posts: 1,821 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 47	Who needs chocolate when I got muscle pancakes w/ walden farms chocolate sauce with no calories

06-26-2006, 04:48 PM	#11
vindiesel IronMass Vip Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 53 Recipes: 1 Rep Power: 6	It's well known that dark chocolate is an anti-depressant. That's my favorite (I live in a "chocolate" country, our chocolate is the best in the world ...).

06-27-2006, 12:55 AM	#13
skelooth eh heh heh Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Behind you Posts: 7,205 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 158	anti deppressant, aphrodisiac, hemodialator, skin beautifier.... man this chocolate is turning out to be some good stuff __________________ R I P

06-27-2006, 05:14 AM	#15
Fitnfirm Spanky Doodle ! Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Muscle Land Posts: 1,821 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 47	Alrighty then, You all keep eating it!!!! Im staying far away!!! LOL

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