London: Parents at a children's party in an Australian school were left stunned to discover the treats on offer were shaped like bums and breasts. The X-rated chocolates -- which also came in the form of men's privates and a couple having sex -- were handed out to youngsters at a Mother's Day event at the school, The Sun reported. Cassandra Lacey, a mother of two kids, said: "Every single...
12:49 AM, May 15, 2012
People who ate chocolate a few times a week or more weighed less than those who rarely indulged, according to a US study involving a thousand people. Researchers said the findings, published in the Archives of Internal Medicine, don't prove that adding a candy bar to your daily diet will help you shed pounds. Nor did the total amount of chocolate consumed have an impact. But the researchers, led by...
10:46 AM, Mar 27, 2012
London: They may reduce millions of housewives to tears, but a survey has found that onions are a key ingredient to happiness. The survey claims the humble onion is the foodstuff which brings most pleasure per penny, followed by carrots, baked beans, bananas and potatoes. Shoppers were quizzed on 100 everyday staples to find out how happy they made them, relative to price. More than 1,500 people rated products based...
01:29 PM, Sep 16, 2011
London: It is the news that chocoholics have been waiting for: Chocolate is as good as exercise, a new study has claimed. Scientists at Wayne State University in the US found that small amounts of dark chocolate may improve health in a similar way to exercise. The researchers who focused on the mitochondria " the tiny powerhouses in cells that generate energy " discovered that a plant compound found in...
02:08 PM, Sep 15, 2011
Paris: Chocolate may be good for the heart but cardiologists are not giving you a license to indulge. New research presented at Europe's biggest medical meeting Monday suggested chocolate consumption might be associated with a one third reduction in the risk of developing heart disease. Just why there should be such a link was unclear, the European Society of Cardiology congress was told. There has been a string of scientific...
02:11 PM, Aug 29, 2011
New York: Supermodel Naomi Campbell is reportedly set to take legal action against confectioners Cadbury over a "racist" ad where she was compared to a chocolate bar. The 40-year-old is considering "every option available" following the chocolate giant's refusal to pull the controversial campaign, reported CNN. Campbell is accusing Cadbury of racism over their tag line to promote its new 'Bliss' chocolate bar which reads, "Move over Naomi, there is...
12:03 PM, Jun 02, 2011
Dallas/New York: Valentine chocolates may become the new blood diamonds. As chocolatiers plan for one of their biggest sales weeks of the year, human rights activists are stepping up efforts to make consumers think twice before purchasing the traditional box of chocolates for their sweethearts for Valentine's Day on Monday. One online campaign is aimed at raising awareness of the the cocoa trade in Ivory Coast, which is helping to...
12:47 PM, Feb 10, 2011
New Delhi: Ever wondered what went on behind that sinful brown bar of Cadbury's chocolate to make it a gastronomic legion and a cult in itself for millions of chocolate lovers in India and the world? The story of Cadbury's chocolate is a family soap flavoured with high business drama, strict moral ethics, religion and a destiny-defying struggle, says a new book chronicling Cadbury's "Chocolate Wars" (published by Harper Press)....
07:31 PM, Feb 09, 2011
London: Chocoholics, you can now gorge on your favourite treat without a sense of guilt, for scientists have claimed that it's actually healthier than many fruit. Not only that, but chocolate is being heralded as the latest "super food" by the scientists who carried out a study. They have proved that it is packed with more healthy plant compounds and antioxidants gram-for-gram than fruit juice and provides far more nutritional...
03:29 PM, Feb 07, 2011
London: A schoolboy in London suffered two heart-attacks after a school teacher handed him a chocolate with a whole hazelnut inside it. Seven-year-old Rehan Butt had a massive allergic reaction and had to be rushed to hospital where he was put on ventilator to help him breathe, reported Daily Mail on Friday. It is thought that a substitute teacher at St Matthew's C of E Primary School in Bradford was...
11:11 AM, Jan 29, 2011
London: The world is facing a 'chocolate drought', according to an expert, whose warning is prompted by fears that the globe's sustainable cocoa supplies could be exhausted by 2014. Political unrest in the Ivory Coast, the source of almost half the world's cocoa beans, has depleted the number of cocoa farmers there. Many have fled the country or are smuggling the crop into Ghana, where it is selling at a...
01:27 PM, Jan 28, 2011
Panaji: While millions of people are hooked to social networking website for varied purpose, there is a success story brewing in the coastal village of Goa about a couple who have managed to turn their hobby into small scale enterprise, thanks to Facebook. Andrew Felix Vieira, a banking professional and his wife, Rosy, with a professional training in baking, has carved out a full time profession for them which stems...
10:22 AM, Dec 30, 2010
London: Teams of scientists have cracked the genetic codes of the wild strawberry and a certain type of cacao used to make fine chocolate, work that should help breeders develop better varieties of more mainstream crops. The wild strawberry is closely related to important food crops such as apples, peaches, pears and raspberries, as well as cultivated strawberries, so its gene map will help breeders of these plants to produce...
12:42 PM, Dec 27, 2010
People who were depressed ate an average of 8.4 servings of chocolate per month. ...
09:55 AM, Apr 27, 2010
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