[Sca-cooks] Re: Re: Digest---choc and celery and germs

[Bronwynmgn at aol.com]

In a message dated 3/23/2006 9:58:53 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
elisabetta at klotz.org writes:

<<The natural fat in chocolate may lower cholesterol levels.  Studies are 
being
done on this. They have found that it does not raise them.  The World Cocoa
Foundation has health research on their  website:
http://www.worldcocoafoundation.org/Basics/Health/resources.asp>>
 
And of course, the World Cocoa Foundation has no personal interest at all  in 
trying to sell more chocolate, and therefore research found on their website  
is certain to be accurate and unbiased.
 
I'd be more impressed with research from someone totally independent of any  
affiliation with the chocolate industry.
 
I'm not saying you are wrong, just that the source you give may very well  
present a carefully selected group of studies that support the idea that  
chocolate is good for people, rather than including studies which indicate  health 
risks.
 
I'm totally neutral on the whole issue as I hate chocolate and always  have.  
Healthy or not, I won't be eating any (well, OK, I eat white  chocolate very 
occasionally) in any quantity.
 
Barb
(Brangwayna has no idea what chocolate is.)