I have heard many contradicting answers before. Please feel free to tell me what you think!\n\n(Examples - drinking coffee, tea, eating chocolate, etc.)
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There has been no conclusive study showing that coffee or caffeine stunts your growth. However excessive coffee consumption can have a negative impact on your health. \n\nFrom personal experience, my twin sister and I are prime examples.  She has never had a sip of coffee in her life.  I started drinking coffee in 2nd grade.  She's 5'2", and I'm 5'8".  Go figure.  I think it's different for each individual and their own body chemistry and how it reacts to caffeine.
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Well..some researchers said that there's a connection between the intake of some foods and beverages(especially carbonated and rich in caffein) that impede the proper calcium absorb of the body..They claim for example that coffee literally rob your body of Calcium..I am not convinced that is true..I think that everything taken with moderance could not damage too much our health..
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I would stay away from caffeine pills i use to take them in high school I'm taking like 10years ago before anyone said that they are bad for you. I have heard stories were people have taken them and now they have stomach prob bleeding ulcers i never use to like coffee either but there are so many different kinds cappuccino is great just experiment with different kinds you never know you might end of liking one
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Chocolates in moderate amount are healthy especially if the sweetener used was from fruits, honey and flower. It is one of the natural sources of arginine. "Arginine is necessary for adults because after the age of thirty there is almost a complete cessation of its secretion from the pituitary gland." -Dr. Earl Mindell, Vitamin Bible \n\nBad boys will not be bad for us if we will be of use for them to become good.
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I know, every time I turn on the TV or read an article it's about how something that was once good for you can now cause cancer, right? I think most of it is exaggerated though. I believe if you eat in moderation and stay away from eating out too much, you're gonna be just fine. And even if you don't, you're gonna be just fine. Just remember , food is fuel and whatever we eat should make our bodies feel good. Always remember what might taste really good, is not always good for us. But I think you already know this.
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depends on what you mean by "chocolate" - and just because it has cacao, doesn't mean it has sugar....LOL\n\n****\n\nCurrent research indicates that chocolate is a weak stimulant because of its content of theobromine.[12] However, chocolate contains too little of this compound for a reasonable serving to create effects in humans that are on par with a coffee buzz. Chocolate also contains small amounts of the compound caffeine.[13] There are 5 to 10 milligrams of caffeine in one ounce of bittersweet chocolate, 5 milligrams in milk chocolate, and 10 milligrams in a 170 millilitre cup of cocoa. There are 100 to 150 milligrams of caffeine in an 220 millilitre cup of coffee, it would be necessary to eat more than a dozen chocolate bars to get the same amount of caffeine as one cup of coffee. The pharmacologist Ryan J. Huxtable has described chocolate as "more than a food but less than a drug". However, chocolate is a very potent stimulant for horses; its use is therefore banned in horse-racing. Theobromine is also a contributing factor in acid reflux because it relaxes the esophageal sphincter muscle, allowing stomach acid to more easily enter the esophagus.\n\nChocolate also contains small quantities of the endogenous cannabinoid anandamide and the cannabinoid breakdown inhibitors N-oleoylethanolamine and N-linolenoylethanolamine. Anandamides are produced naturally by the body, in such a way that their effects are extremely targeted (compared to the broad systemic effects of drugs like tetrahydrocannabinol) and relatively short-lived. In experiments N-oleoylethanolamine and N-linolenoylethanolamine interfere with the body's natural mechanisms for breaking down endogenous cannabinoids, causing them to last longer. However, noticeable effects of chocolate related to this mechanism in humans have not been demonstrated.\n\nSome studies have described a condition called Hysteroid dysphoria, characterized by repeated episodes of depressed mood in response to feeling rejected, and a craving for chocolate.\n\n\n****\n\nthere ya go.
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No of course not, I mean, I was thinking about the question so I had to get up and get myself some cookies.  It's not doing much for my figure, I really like them a lot, especially the chocolate chips.  And my mate, I'll tell you, she's not too crazy about chocoalate because...Oh sorry wait back to the quesiton, no...why?
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My opinion is that everything causes cancer now days.  It seems as if there is nothing healthy out there.  I am going to continue to use my cell phone, smoke cancer sticks, and drink cancer causing sugar substitues in my tea.   I mean really, what can we do.
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"There has been no conclusive study showing that coffee stunts your growth. However excessive coffee consumption can have a negative impact on your health."
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Don't sweat it ,dude. I'm 53 and found out coffee makes you forget things.Along with the artificial sweetner I put in it.But,anyway,what was the question?
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Yes we can. Many obstain from caffine because it is addictive and we frown upon having additictions. Hope that helps =)
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To Becker...NOT CURB....CURVE...\nAnd to answer this question...When I run out of chocolate, I drink coffee or cokes...\nThey have ceffine!!!!!!!!!!!\nGood Luck!!!!!
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Hmn... fun fun fun!\n\nOn one hand, we don't like chocolate. That's because that's how our tastebuds are made, in terms of sensitivity to pH level. On the other hand, we choose the lives we live and how we will live them before we live them. On the other hand, we have to do it until our soul learns enough. On the other, it's our soul's choice for when it wills itself into existence.\n\nChoice - the ability to decide to do one thing over another without being forced.
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Well, I try and find something that I really enjoy eating that I know is healthy for me too. I personally enjoy celery and peanut butter. Or, fruit for the sugar cravings. The chocolate kills me. So, I have a secret stash of dove dark chocolate. If I am feeling a super craving I eat one piece really slowly and by the end I am satisfied.
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I agree with everyone so far. These products are usually unlikely to work at all, and sometimes have negative side effects. Nothing works better than regular sensible exercise and good eating.
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Mom said I ate the chocolate bar and I swear I didn't. Mom doesn't believe me I start crying and getting really mad that I am being accused of doing something that I didn't do.  I was grounded from going to a concert.  My sister ate the chocolate and never told a soul until she got fat. My wish came true - there is a god you know.
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Almost true, first off all it will hidrate you (and your skin). It will help your body get rid of impurities in your blood, kidneys, and skin. It will help your body balance salts and minerals. And help you digest your food.\n\nAll known forms of life depend on water. (Note however that some bacteria and plant seeds can enter a cryptobiotic state for an indefinite period when dehydrated, and "come back to life" when returned to a wet environment). Water is a vital part of many metabolic processes within the body, and significant quantities of water are used during the digestion of food.\n\nAbout 72% of the fat free mass of the human body is made of water. To function properly the body requires between one and seven litres of water per day to avoid dehydration, the precise amount depending on the level of activity, temperature, humidity, and other factors. However, most of this is ingested through other foods or beverages (hot tea being often used in deserts to avoid dehydration, etc.) It is not clear how much water intake is needed by healthy people. However, for those who do not have kidney problems, it is rather difficult to drink too much water, but (especially in warm humid weather and while exercising) dangerous to drink too little. People can drink far more water than necessary while exercising, however, putting them at risk of water intoxication, which can be fatal. The "fact" that a person should consume eight glasses of water per day cannot be traced back to a scientific source. The latest dietary reference intake report by the US National Research Council recommended 2.7 liters of water total (including food sources) for women and 3.7 liters for men.