{"id":162,"date":"2012-01-23T22:45:15","date_gmt":"2012-01-24T03:45:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fat.alanpwebb.com\/?p=162"},"modified":"2012-01-23T22:45:15","modified_gmt":"2012-01-24T03:45:15","slug":"a-few-good-things-about-chocolate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/fat.alanpwebb.com\/?p=162","title":{"rendered":"A Few Good Things About Chocolate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For a lot of people chocolate is associated with cavities, empty calories, and sinful joy&#8230;but it can also help your body (in the right amounts)! An article from<a title=\"fitness magazine\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fitnessmagazine.com\" target=\"_blank\"> fitnessmagazine.com<\/a> lists a few beneficial reasons to eat chocolate:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h4><strong>To kick a cough.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Theobromine, a chemical in chocolate, is as effective at soothing coughs as codeine, a key ingredient in many prescription meds.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>To fight cavities.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Theobromine may also strengthen teeth better than fluoride, according to Tulane University researchers.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>To tame tummy trouble.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Cocoa contains potent antioxidants that bind to and  inhibit a protein in the intestines that causes diarrhea, say scientists  at the Children&#8217;s Hospital &amp; Research Center Oakland in California.  No wonder it has been used as a remedy since the 16th century.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>To save face.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>British scientists found that less than an ounce of  flavanol-rich chocolate a day may help protect your skin from the  harmful effects of UV rays. (Sunscreen is still a must.)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The original article and many more interesting articles are located here: <a title=\"Four Reasons to Eat Chocolate on a diet\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fitnessmagazine.com\/recipes\/healthy-eating\/nutrition\/four-reasons-to-eat-chocolate-on-a-diet\/\" target=\"_blank\">Four Reasons to Eat Chocolate<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For a lot of people chocolate is associated with cavities, empty calories, and sinful joy&#8230;but it can also help your body (in the right amounts)! An article from fitnessmagazine.com lists a few beneficial reasons to eat chocolate: &nbsp; To kick &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/fat.alanpwebb.com\/?p=162\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,5,29,40],"tags":[44,45],"class_list":["post-162","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-diets","category-food","category-health","category-study","tag-chocolate","tag-fitness-magazine"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/fat.alanpwebb.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/162","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/fat.alanpwebb.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/fat.alanpwebb.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/fat.alanpwebb.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/fat.alanpwebb.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=162"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"http:\/\/fat.alanpwebb.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/162\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":169,"href":"http:\/\/fat.alanpwebb.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/162\/revisions\/169"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/fat.alanpwebb.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=162"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/fat.alanpwebb.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=162"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/fat.alanpwebb.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=162"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}