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To: Bill Jackson who wrote (176960)	9/3/2001 8:47:48 AM
From: puborectalis	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769667

Chocolate good for you, doctors say Cocoa acts like low-dose aspirin, U.S. researchers report GLASGOW, Scotland, Sept. 3 — Good news for chocoholics. The treat favored by millions not only tastes delicious but is healthy for you, U.S. researchers said Monday. ‘These results lead us to believe that chocolate may contribute to a healthy, well-balanced diet.’ — CARL KEEN University of California, Davis CHOCOLATE CONTAINS COMPOUNDS called flavonoids that can help maintain a healthy heart and good circulation and reduce blood clotting — which can cause heart attacks and stroke. “More and more, we are finding evidence that consumption of chocolate that is rich in flavonoids can have positive cardiovascular effects,” Carl Keen, a nutritionist at the University of California, Davis, said at a science conference. “We not only have observed an increase in antioxidant capacity after chocolate consumption, but also modulation of certain compounds which affect blood vessels,” he said. Antioxidants such as vitamin C reduce the damage of cancer-causing charged particles in the body. Platelet activation is thought to be an important risk factor in blood clotting. Keen and his colleagues measured the impact of chocolate on platelets in the blood and presented their findings to the British Association for the Advancement of Science conference in Glasgow. The researchers collected blood samples from volunteers who ate 25 grams, or slightly less than an ounce, of chocolate with a high flavonoid content and other volunteers who ate bread. They took blood samples from both groups two and six hours after they ate the chocolate and bread to measure their platelet activation. Advertisement Volunteers who ate the chocolate had lower levels of platelet activity, while the scientists found no change in the group that ate the bread. Keen said the results of the study supported earlier research that showed that cocoa acts like low-dose aspirin, which helps to reduce blood clotting. “These results lead us to believe that chocolate may contribute to a healthy, well-balanced diet,” Keen added. As many as 300 scientists are presenting research on subjects ranging from genetics and microbiology to global warming and organic farming during the five-day conference. © 2001 Reuters Limited. All rights reserved. Republication or redistribution of Reuters content is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Reuters.

To: Bill Jackson who wrote (176960)	9/3/2001 12:47:40 PM
From: PROLIFE	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769667

you are a sick dude....

To: Bill Jackson who wrote (176960)	9/4/2001 2:07:31 AM
From: D. Long	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769667

Who is he coercing? He's not hurting anyone except the people he purports to be defending - stem cell researchers. You miss the point - Stem Cell research has not been BANNED. Federal funding has been BANNED for that research. That means if Jim wants this research to be done, its time to PUT UP or shut up, because private grants are now the only source of funding. He's screwing his own cause, nothing more. This billionaire wants the research done, but on the public's dime. Tough, now pay up if you want it done. Easy enough. Derek