A new study of people who crave chocolate shows that eating chocolate, or even just looking at a picture of it, turns on pleasure centers in the brains of cravers far more than in people who don’t crave the confection. Viewing pictures of chocolate also activates an area of the brain known to be involved in drug addiction.
The study, by Ciara McCabe and Edmund Rolls of Oxford University in England, was one of more than 14,000 presentations slated for the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience this week. The meeting draws more than 35,000 brain scientists and doctors each year, making it one of the world’s largest scientific gatherings.
Source: The Seattle Times, Food and Wine Section. For the full article click here.
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I was reading thru your wishlist…cuz I like to see what people want…:)
1) I like Cooking Light. I used to subscribe to it. It’s cool.
I want his DVDs. Essential!!!
2) Rose Levy Beranbaum is awesome. I made this great cake from her book that I wish to make again. If only I could find the recipe. Lemon Poppy Seed Poundcake. man o man o man o man o man o man o man…mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.
3) Marcel Desaulniers – AWESOME Death by Chocolate books. You *should* have them!
4) No Alton Brown cookbooks???
5) I like full article in RSS feed because I like to read the whole thing there and then I’ll click on the link to post. And since I’ve read the article already, I have more patience while waiting for the website to load so I can post!
6) Where do you get your Food Network fix??? You crazy Food Network addict.
7) I don’t really like Giada.
I was reading thru your wishlist…cuz I like to see what people want…:)
1) I like Cooking Light. I used to subscribe to it. It’s cool.
I want his DVDs. Essential!!!
2) Rose Levy Beranbaum is awesome. I made this great cake from her book that I wish to make again. If only I could find the recipe. Lemon Poppy Seed Poundcake. man o man o man o man o man o man o man…mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.
3) Marcel Desaulniers – AWESOME Death by Chocolate books. You *should* have them!
4) No Alton Brown cookbooks???
5) I like full article in RSS feed because I like to read the whole thing there and then I’ll click on the link to post. And since I’ve read the article already, I have more patience while waiting for the website to load so I can post!
6) Where do you get your Food Network fix??? You crazy Food Network addict.
7) I don’t really like Giada.
I was reading thru your wishlist…cuz I like to see what people want…:)
1) I like Cooking Light. I used to subscribe to it. It’s cool.
I want his DVDs. Essential!!!
2) Rose Levy Beranbaum is awesome. I made this great cake from her book that I wish to make again. If only I could find the recipe. Lemon Poppy Seed Poundcake. man o man o man o man o man o man o man…mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.
3) Marcel Desaulniers – AWESOME Death by Chocolate books. You *should* have them!
4) No Alton Brown cookbooks???
5) I like full article in RSS feed because I like to read the whole thing there and then I’ll click on the link to post. And since I’ve read the article already, I have more patience while waiting for the website to load so I can post!
6) Where do you get your Food Network fix??? You crazy Food Network addict.
7) I don’t really like Giada.
lolz!!! giada’s skin up she face too much for you or what?
i’ve heard people refer to her as a bobblehead and was never able to look at her the same again, before that i thought she was the gorgeous… man it’s not easy putting yourself in the public eye at all!!!!
i love love love cooking light too… i also used to subscribe, i miss it so
hehehehe at ‘death by chocolate’
no no alton brown, i haven’t actually seen him MAKE ANYTHING yet.. maybe i have caught all the wrong episodes??? i mean i love knowing i could make meatloaf by strapping a box to a motorcycle engine… but umm… yeah… not gonna
steupz, did yuh cast yuh vote, or i suppose to add +1 when is time to tally? lolz
my only worry with the full RSS feed is feedleechers… there are already some sites running with the feeds of TG on their own sites… hmmm soon as i figure out some kinda auto Copyright stamp I’ll see how the final votes tally… i believe i already have the copyright thing sorted tho… so maybe i’m worrying needlessly…
Heheheh food network junkie… i get the shivers everytime CNC3 decide to pre empt with cricket or some other such nonsense
lolz!!! giada’s skin up she face too much for you or what?
i’ve heard people refer to her as a bobblehead and was never able to look at her the same again, before that i thought she was the gorgeous… man it’s not easy putting yourself in the public eye at all!!!!
i love love love cooking light too… i also used to subscribe, i miss it so
hehehehe at ‘death by chocolate’
no no alton brown, i haven’t actually seen him MAKE ANYTHING yet.. maybe i have caught all the wrong episodes??? i mean i love knowing i could make meatloaf by strapping a box to a motorcycle engine… but umm… yeah… not gonna
steupz, did yuh cast yuh vote, or i suppose to add +1 when is time to tally? lolz
my only worry with the full RSS feed is feedleechers… there are already some sites running with the feeds of TG on their own sites… hmmm soon as i figure out some kinda auto Copyright stamp I’ll see how the final votes tally… i believe i already have the copyright thing sorted tho… so maybe i’m worrying needlessly…
Heheheh food network junkie… i get the shivers everytime CNC3 decide to pre empt with cricket or some other such nonsense
I waffle back and forth between RSS full story and snippet. I can never make up my mind. There’s a LJ feed of mine and people tend to comment there and then I lose those comments and it makes me sad
I voted!
I am going to make Chocolate Hearts of Darkness when I get my camera. It’s from Death by CHocolate Cakes. Tell Chennette to hurry up and figure out how I getting my camera. You know anywhere in Trinidad that sells SLRs for us to try out?
My tv away used to live on Food Network (and on Spike, Cartoon Network, Scifi).
We’ve seen him cook stuff..um…yeah…it’s awesome…yeah…biscuits. Oh come on! He’s educational.
We watch Take Home Chef.
I hate CNC3. They say they are showing Emeril (say) and but they also say they sign off at 12 so when Emeril not done and 12 has come they cut it. I mean, I don’t think they’re showing a live feed. Edit it. Don’t cut it. Hate ‘em. I wonder if their feed is legal.
Giada: It’s that she talks too much and when she does something, she does it 5 times! And the intro before she does it does it a whole time. It’s like, we’ve seen it already move on!!
I waffle back and forth between RSS full story and snippet. I can never make up my mind. There’s a LJ feed of mine and people tend to comment there and then I lose those comments and it makes me sad
I voted!
I am going to make Chocolate Hearts of Darkness when I get my camera. It’s from Death by CHocolate Cakes. Tell Chennette to hurry up and figure out how I getting my camera. You know anywhere in Trinidad that sells SLRs for us to try out?
My tv away used to live on Food Network (and on Spike, Cartoon Network, Scifi).
We’ve seen him cook stuff..um…yeah…it’s awesome…yeah…biscuits. Oh come on! He’s educational.
We watch Take Home Chef.
I hate CNC3. They say they are showing Emeril (say) and but they also say they sign off at 12 so when Emeril not done and 12 has come they cut it. I mean, I don’t think they’re showing a live feed. Edit it. Don’t cut it. Hate ‘em. I wonder if their feed is legal.
Giada: It’s that she talks too much and when she does something, she does it 5 times! And the intro before she does it does it a whole time. It’s like, we’ve seen it already move on!!
Do you have comments feeds?
Do you have comments feeds?
Do you have comments feeds?
hahaha
you not easy on poor giada … sometimes CNC is live and sometimes they are not … i know because i’s log onto the Food Network and sometimes what CNC is showing matches what the website is broadcasting, but then CNC will play the same taped feed 3 days in a row and i wonder what the #$#! is their story. Like really. Get your act together!!!
Hehe I will watch Alton cook one day, maybe when you get those DVDs
Yes I have comments feeds
Right above the comments where it says “You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed” that link is to the comment feed 
you on LJ? me too
i have a feed for TG there but never checked if people comment there, lawdie i hope not :O
wish i could help you on the camera front
hahaha
you not easy on poor giada … sometimes CNC is live and sometimes they are not … i know because i’s log onto the Food Network and sometimes what CNC is showing matches what the website is broadcasting, but then CNC will play the same taped feed 3 days in a row and i wonder what the #$#! is their story. Like really. Get your act together!!!
Hehe I will watch Alton cook one day, maybe when you get those DVDs
Yes I have comments feeds
Right above the comments where it says “You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed” that link is to the comment feed 
you on LJ? me too
i have a feed for TG there but never checked if people comment there, lawdie i hope not :O
wish i could help you on the camera front
hey! giada’s smokin’ hot!
don’t be dissin’ the poor girl! go after rachel ray instead.
hey! giada’s smokin’ hot!
don’t be dissin’ the poor girl! go after rachel ray instead.
wo wo wo wo wo wo this is a Rachael Ray LOVE ZONE!!!!!
wo wo wo wo wo wo this is a Rachael Ray LOVE ZONE!!!!!
Ha! Rachel Ray doesn’t have time to repeat. She does it and yes she is annoying (meaning I understand how she can be annoying) but I like her much better.
Madam Giada does be too busy cozying up on a couch talking to us.
Ha! Rachel Ray doesn’t have time to repeat. She does it and yes she is annoying (meaning I understand how she can be annoying) but I like her much better.
Madam Giada does be too busy cozying up on a couch talking to us.
Rachel Ray Rocks!
Rachel Ray Rocks!
Rachel Ray Rocks!
raechel rulez
giada always skinning up she face.. everything is cheezy and gooey ….and melts and is sooo good
she’s be on that couch a lot fuh true tho…. nothing like that warm mug she always have too holdin 
raechel rulez
giada always skinning up she face.. everything is cheezy and gooey ….and melts and is sooo good
she’s be on that couch a lot fuh true tho…. nothing like that warm mug she always have too holdin 
Yeah. Thanks for reminding me about the mug!
Granted with Rachel Ray everything is delish! And it’s all about the E.V.O.O. but still I believe her more. I really do believe everything is great to her. So what if she doesn’t have a super discriminating palate. She’s awesome at what she does. I don’t think she has any pretensions to be otherwise.
I didn’t realise she had a morning show too.
I just ranted on my blog. It’s been ages since a good one.
Yeah. Thanks for reminding me about the mug!
Granted with Rachel Ray everything is delish! And it’s all about the E.V.O.O. but still I believe her more. I really do believe everything is great to her. So what if she doesn’t have a super discriminating palate. She’s awesome at what she does. I don’t think she has any pretensions to be otherwise.
I didn’t realise she had a morning show too.
I just ranted on my blog. It’s been ages since a good one.
Yeah. Thanks for reminding me about the mug!
Granted with Rachel Ray everything is delish! And it’s all about the E.V.O.O. but still I believe her more. I really do believe everything is great to her. So what if she doesn’t have a super discriminating palate. She’s awesome at what she does. I don’t think she has any pretensions to be otherwise.
I didn’t realise she had a morning show too.
I just ranted on my blog. It’s been ages since a good one.
Yeah. Thanks for reminding me about the mug!
Granted with Rachel Ray everything is delish! And it’s all about the E.V.O.O. but still I believe her more. I really do believe everything is great to her. So what if she doesn’t have a super discriminating palate. She’s awesome at what she does. I don’t think she has any pretensions to be otherwise.
I didn’t realise she had a morning show too.
I just ranted on my blog. It’s been ages since a good one.
i gonna peep yuh rant in a sec
yeah i mean the delish and the stoups and spoonulas and the evoos… aiaiai..
nevermind i want a delish tshirt but that’s another post
but i agree i believe her, and like i said in the entry i had linked to “rachael love” she got me to rethink leftovers and ways to improvise that i never had exercised before, so on that i can’t hate her… she’s cooking in the real world.. i mean i love flights of fancy as much as the next person but i also have to cook for the ‘rents on a wikked budget y’know? also none of her recipes have failed me yet!
i never really saw her until the morning show… jenna fischer from the office is gonna be on it tomorrow/today… i can’t wait!!! they now bringing Mario batali on CNC3 halfway through Rachael so i switch back and forth
10 a.m. is my baby Michael Lomonaco 
you like him? 
ok.. on to your rant
i warned bureka boy that trini comin to lime on his blog now
i gonna peep yuh rant in a sec
yeah i mean the delish and the stoups and spoonulas and the evoos… aiaiai..
nevermind i want a delish tshirt but that’s another post
but i agree i believe her, and like i said in the entry i had linked to “rachael love” she got me to rethink leftovers and ways to improvise that i never had exercised before, so on that i can’t hate her… she’s cooking in the real world.. i mean i love flights of fancy as much as the next person but i also have to cook for the ‘rents on a wikked budget y’know? also none of her recipes have failed me yet!
i never really saw her until the morning show… jenna fischer from the office is gonna be on it tomorrow/today… i can’t wait!!! they now bringing Mario batali on CNC3 halfway through Rachael so i switch back and forth
10 a.m. is my baby Michael Lomonaco 
you like him? 
ok.. on to your rant
i warned bureka boy that trini comin to lime on his blog now
i gonna peep yuh rant in a sec
yeah i mean the delish and the stoups and spoonulas and the evoos… aiaiai..
nevermind i want a delish tshirt but that’s another post
but i agree i believe her, and like i said in the entry i had linked to “rachael love” she got me to rethink leftovers and ways to improvise that i never had exercised before, so on that i can’t hate her… she’s cooking in the real world.. i mean i love flights of fancy as much as the next person but i also have to cook for the ‘rents on a wikked budget y’know? also none of her recipes have failed me yet!
i never really saw her until the morning show… jenna fischer from the office is gonna be on it tomorrow/today… i can’t wait!!! they now bringing Mario batali on CNC3 halfway through Rachael so i switch back and forth
10 a.m. is my baby Michael Lomonaco 
you like him? 
ok.. on to your rant
i warned bureka boy that trini comin to lime on his blog now
i gonna peep yuh rant in a sec
yeah i mean the delish and the stoups and spoonulas and the evoos… aiaiai..
nevermind i want a delish tshirt but that’s another post
but i agree i believe her, and like i said in the entry i had linked to “rachael love” she got me to rethink leftovers and ways to improvise that i never had exercised before, so on that i can’t hate her… she’s cooking in the real world.. i mean i love flights of fancy as much as the next person but i also have to cook for the ‘rents on a wikked budget y’know? also none of her recipes have failed me yet!
i never really saw her until the morning show… jenna fischer from the office is gonna be on it tomorrow/today… i can’t wait!!! they now bringing Mario batali on CNC3 halfway through Rachael so i switch back and forth
10 a.m. is my baby Michael Lomonaco 
you like him? 
ok.. on to your rant
i warned bureka boy that trini comin to lime on his blog now
trini limin on his blog? wait he know what lime mean?
i think i know lomonaco…is he the one who does things and feeds his office and friends? tall guy?
you know who i used to like? i used to watch him 6 in the morning waiting to go to the gym
Ming Tsai!
East meets West or something.
He may be on PBS now.
*cute*!
trini limin on his blog? wait he know what lime mean?
i think i know lomonaco…is he the one who does things and feeds his office and friends? tall guy?
you know who i used to like? i used to watch him 6 in the morning waiting to go to the gym
Ming Tsai!
East meets West or something.
He may be on PBS now.
*cute*!
ming is sooooo the hott
sooooo the hott…
on that i can safely go to bed
muahahahhaaa
lomonaco is a kinda chubby italian … not sure who you thinkin of, but now i’m intrigued
i have no clue if he knows what lime means
that’s half the fun isn’t it ? 
ming is sooooo the hott
sooooo the hott…
on that i can safely go to bed
muahahahhaaa
lomonaco is a kinda chubby italian … not sure who you thinkin of, but now i’m intrigued
i have no clue if he knows what lime means
that’s half the fun isn’t it ? 
ming is sooooo the hott
sooooo the hott…
on that i can safely go to bed
muahahahhaaa
lomonaco is a kinda chubby italian … not sure who you thinkin of, but now i’m intrigued
i have no clue if he knows what lime means
that’s half the fun isn’t it ? 
Okay. Hot! Cute! It’s all good. I just don’t go out of my way calling people hot. Cute is the first stage.
Ah! Michael Lomanoco…THE EPICURIOUS GUY!
I like him.
I not sure who I thinking of. Chennette says it’s like everyone on FOod Network is Italian and she made this comment while watching this guy’s show so I thought of him but can’t remember his name.
I *love* Ming Tsai!
I also liked How To Boil Water. It didn’t always have Tyler Florence on it (tho I do like him! I loved Food 911). It had Chef and it was a fun show with the know-nothing assistant.
But..Ming Tsai. A nice way to wake-up in the morning…
Okay. Hot! Cute! It’s all good. I just don’t go out of my way calling people hot. Cute is the first stage.
Ah! Michael Lomanoco…THE EPICURIOUS GUY!
I like him.
I not sure who I thinking of. Chennette says it’s like everyone on FOod Network is Italian and she made this comment while watching this guy’s show so I thought of him but can’t remember his name.
I *love* Ming Tsai!
I also liked How To Boil Water. It didn’t always have Tyler Florence on it (tho I do like him! I loved Food 911). It had Chef and it was a fun show with the know-nothing assistant.
But..Ming Tsai. A nice way to wake-up in the morning…
Okay. Hot! Cute! It’s all good. I just don’t go out of my way calling people hot. Cute is the first stage.
Ah! Michael Lomanoco…THE EPICURIOUS GUY!
I like him.
I not sure who I thinking of. Chennette says it’s like everyone on FOod Network is Italian and she made this comment while watching this guy’s show so I thought of him but can’t remember his name.
I *love* Ming Tsai!
I also liked How To Boil Water. It didn’t always have Tyler Florence on it (tho I do like him! I loved Food 911). It had Chef and it was a fun show with the know-nothing assistant.
But..Ming Tsai. A nice way to wake-up in the morning…
my, my look at the trouble i’ve caused
))) gimme some giada and nigella anyyydayyy. u can all have rachael ray for yourselves!
what’s this lime business?? only limes i know are small and green. hehe.
my, my look at the trouble i’ve caused
))) gimme some giada and nigella anyyydayyy. u can all have rachael ray for yourselves!
what’s this lime business?? only limes i know are small and green. hehe.
eeeew nigella is the worst!! EEEEEWWWWWW!!! i am beginning to think you’re into chests
hehehe lime hehehe
i just used one in my tart 
it’s cooling! 
can’t wait!!
eeeew nigella is the worst!! EEEEEWWWWWW!!! i am beginning to think you’re into chests
hehehe lime hehehe
i just used one in my tart 
it’s cooling! 
can’t wait!!
not that kind of lime burekaboy
also i have been blessed to not have seen nigella (no whole shows, just one snippet) so cannot comment
not that kind of lime burekaboy
also i have been blessed to not have seen nigella (no whole shows, just one snippet) so cannot comment
@ sarina — lookin’ forward to seein’ that tarty tart of yours.
leave nigella alone :O she’s actually quite intelligent and has been sexualized by television to sell the show.
@ lilandra — LOL. well dear, i can provide you (AND SARINA) with all the pictures you need of nigella and giada to make up a whole show. hehehe.
)) (WHAT is this LIME thing?!!)
@ sarina — lookin’ forward to seein’ that tarty tart of yours.
leave nigella alone :O she’s actually quite intelligent and has been sexualized by television to sell the show.
@ lilandra — LOL. well dear, i can provide you (AND SARINA) with all the pictures you need of nigella and giada to make up a whole show. hehehe.
)) (WHAT is this LIME thing?!!)
bureka – since when are intelligence and skank exclusive terms? i’ll take 100 giadas over 10% of madam lawson’s boudoir ways … *heebeejeebeez* she doesn’t season her meat either…
oh my… you have a private collection… muy caliente!
bureka – since when are intelligence and skank exclusive terms? i’ll take 100 giadas over 10% of madam lawson’s boudoir ways … *heebeejeebeez* she doesn’t season her meat either…
oh my… you have a private collection… muy caliente!
EW @ BUREKA
she doesn’t season her meat??
oh my lord