Subject: The Physiological Effects of Chocolate

Are you a chocoholic, do you suffer from chocoholism, probably not as this is a word that has been invented for people who claim to be addicted to chocolate! However, in most instances they aren't really chocoholics, they just really, really like chocolate.

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Chocolate contains many substances some of them can be addictive like caffeine (in minute amounts) these include:

· Sugar is one of the main ingredients in chocolate, while there is little found in cocoa.

· The same chemical found in coffee and tea is also present in chocolate, this is caffeine.

· Theobromine is one of the main causes for the mood-elevating effects of chocolate, found in larger quantities in dark chocolate and smaller amounts in milk chocolate. Found in small enough amounts for safe human consumption, animals can easily die of theobromine poisoning because their bodies do not metabolize this substance fast enough.

· Anandamide which is also produced in the brain, is the primary psychoactive found in cannabis (marijuana). Studies are being conducted to relate how this plays a role in sleep and eating patterns and in pain relief.

· Tryptophan is an essential amino acid which is a precursor to Serotonin, important in regulating moods.

· Phenylethylamine is also naturally produced in the brain and is often referred to as a love chemical.

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While it may be possible for the brain to become used to chocolate at regular intervals, and chocolate may be addictive, negatively affecting the health, this would only be if it were consumed in large amounts. Hypnotherapists claim that chocoholism can be treated by forcing the addict to compare consumption of chocolate with negative events. Chocoholic is a portmanteau (two or more word parts connected to give a combined meaning) of the words chocolate and alcoholic.

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Bill Anderson
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