Tag Archives: Study

10Jul/17

Eating while looking at yourself in the mirror makes food taste better

July 10, 2017Culture, Factual, Information, NewsEating, Flavour, Food, Mirror, Popcorn, Reflection, Science, Student, Study, Taste, UniversitySephra

Are you tired of eating alone? Why not try dining with your mirror image? Your food will taste better, according to a recent cognitive science study.

28Feb/17

Why You Should Definitely Be Drinking More Hot Chocolate

February 28, 2017Information, News, Products, TechnologyChocolate, Diet, Drink, Drinking, Flavanols, Health, Heart, Hot, Science, Study, Tea, WineSephra

Who would have guessed that the key to a healthy heart really is chocolate after all?

16Nov/16

Eating Chocolate Makes You Smarter

November 16, 2016Factual, Information, News, ProductsBrain, Chocolate, Clever, Cocoa, Coffee, Cognitive, Consumption, Diet, Eating, Flavanols, Food, Function, Habit, Health, Intellegence, Intelligent, Nutrition, Research, Science, Smart, Smarter, Study, TeaSephra

It’s good news for chocolate fans as a new study suggests that eating chocolate could actually make you smarter. In fact, a group of scientists are actually recommending you eat more ofRead More…

16Sep/16

Sir Hans Sloane – More Than Just The Chocolate Man

September 16, 2016Culture, Factual, Information, TechnologyBeverage, Blackwood, Botanist, British, Chelsea, Chocolate, Cocoa, Collection, College, Costume, Drinking, Duke, Egypt, Europe, Hincks, Inoculation, Ireland, Jamaica, Killyleagh, Liquid, London, Medicine, Middle East, Milk, Museum, Nelson, Newton, Physician, President, Quinine, Recipe, Royal, Science, Sloane, Society, Study, Sugar, Syria, TrafalgarSephra

Jenny Lee takes a bite of Killyleagh history during a walking tour of the Co Down village, birthplace of scientist and collector Sir Hans Sloane, who is credited with bringing the recipeRead More…

21Apr/16

Dark Chocolate could enhance Athletic Performance

April 21, 2016Factual, Information, News, TechnologyAthlete, Athletic, Cardiovascular, Chocolate, Dark Chocolate, Diet, Endurance, Epicatechin, Exercise, Fitness, Flavanol, Health, Nitric Oxide, Oxygen, Performance, Research, Science, Sport, Study, trainingSephra

Dark chocolate has already been hailed for its positive effects on cardiovascular health – and now a study undertaken at London’s Kingston University has found the tasty treat could help give sportsRead More…

26Nov/15

Exploring the physics of a Chocolate Fountain

November 26, 2015Factual, Information, News, TechnologyChocolate, Fountain, Mathematics, Physics, Research, StudySephra

A UCL mathematics student has found that the falling ‘curtain’ of chocolate in a chocolate fountain surprisingly pulls inwards rather than going straight downwards because of surface tension.