Posted by Caleb462 on June 8, 2003, at 1:37:26
In reply to Re:, posted by samplemethod on June 7, 2003, at 5:14:13
> > Hey. This might be stupid, but i find it neat if you didn't know (bcz of your name)...
> > Theo did you know chocolate has a large amount of a substance called theobromine?
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> Yeh I read the related post and noticed that some people too chocolate for anxiety.
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> Whats with that.... what chems are in effect here? Whats causing the good responses?
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> I know there is theobromine, PEA, caffeine in chocolate but I woulda thought it might make you more energy full for a while but I didnt think could reduce anxiety.
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> A yway, any ne?Well.. PEA is so quickly degraded by MAO that it doesn't make any difference. Theobromine, I imagine, could create some mild mood-lifting effects - but would likely increase anxiety. In my opinion, chocolate's anti-anxiety effect is from the endorphin release one experiences biting into a cholocoate bar (or whatever else it may be) - and doesn't come from anything in the chocolate itself.
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