Quote of the Week – 3/31/10
“Chocolate is cheaper than therapy and you don’t need an appointment.”
- Anonymous
Photo of the Week – 3/31/10 – Greek Coffee
Joe and I had lunch over the weekend at a Greek restaurant. A piece of baklava and cup of Greek coffee were the perfect end to our classic gyro sandwich.
Is This Really News?
So with the expected fanfare the results of another study about food and health have been released, and this time the results might be music to the ears of many. This latest study of 20,000 people comes out of Germany, just in time for the Easter holiday. Why? Because it seems to offer the promise that chocolate may be beneficial in reducing the risk of heart attack or stroke. Of course the scientists will need more funding to study this further since it doesn’t sound like there were enough controls to know the specific reasons for the protection. And the scientists warn that you only need the smallest little square of chocolate to gain the beneficial effects. And they remind us that too much chocolate will make you gain weight.
So I ask you , is this really news? Or is this report just a marketing ploy by chocolate companies to encourage people to buy more Easter candy? Whatever. It will help to make me feel better about stealing the ears off the girls’ Easter bunnies this Sunday. Hey, I can spot an opportunity to rationalize my guilty pleasures as well as the next parent.