We work up an apetite for sweets when working on the computer.
Computers can make you fat – and not just from lack of exercise. Research shows that staring at a computer screen makes us work up an appetite for sweet treats like chocolate cake and biscuits.
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Picture a thick wedge of rich, velvety Black Forest gateau. Hungry? Unlikely as it sounds, showing weight-conscious women pictures of sweet treats actually strengthens their resolve to eat healthily, rather than encouraging them to cheat.
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The influence children wield over their parents’ purchase decisions at the point of sale is grossly underestimated by parents. This was shown in a new study conducted by researchers at the University of Vienna, Austria. According to the study by consumer researchers Claus Ebster and Udo Wagner, twice as many purchases in supermarkets are triggered by children than their parents are aware of. The study was published in the internationally renowned Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services.
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Coming to a sweet shop near you – camel milk chocolate. The makers of Al-Nassma, the Arabic for a cool desert breeze, are planning to break into the European chocolate market with their own special recipe.
Although camel milk is a traditional staple among Beduin tribes, it has never before been used in chocolate.
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Okay, some of these are totally weird. Chocolate sushi is made up of real maki, other sushi ingredients and natural chocolate to wrap the sushi up. Several more after the jump.
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