Anda suka makan coklat? Menurut berita Agensi, London, coklat yang mencair di atas lidah apabila dimakan adalah lebih nikmatnya berbanding ciuman antara suami-isteri (berita asal mencatat antara kekasih - tapi saya ubah, sebab antara kekasih yang belum bernikah, bercium itu haram hukumnya).
Kajian telah dilakukan ke atas 12 orang sukarelawan muda, diketuai oleh pakar neurofisiologi bernama Dr. David Lewis. Pada dipasang elektrod di kepala, dan alat kawalan jantung pula dipasang ke bahagian jantung. Mereka telah diberikan beberapa keping coklat hitam untuk dimakan tanpa mengunyahnya, agar reaksi tubuh ketika colkat itu mula mencair dapat direkodkan. Selepas itu mereka diminta mencium pasangan masing-masing.
Hasil dari kajian, didapati bahawa coklat dapat memberikan keseronokan berpanjangan hingga 4 kali berbanding mencium seseorang yang istimewa! Ini memeranjatkan pengkaji. Mereka berkata "Keputusannya amat memeranjatkan dan menarik minat kami. Ketika kami memang menjangkakan coklat, terutamanya coklat gelap - menaikkan kadar degupan jantung kerana ia mengandungi bahan rangsangan tinggi, peningkatan berpanjangan bersama-sama dengan kesan kuat yang diberi kepada minda ialah sesuatu yang kami tidak jangkakan".
Kajian mendedahkan bahawa pada ketika coklat cair dalam mulut, semua bahagian otak menerima galakan jauh lebih mengasyikkan dan lebih lama berbanding keseronokan ciuman. Coklat juga membuatkan jantung berdegup lebih laju. Bagi sebahagian dari 12 sukarelawan itu, kadar degupan purata 60 kali seminit telah jadi lebih dari 2 kali ganda iaitu sehingga mencecah 140 kali seminit.
Berikut saya salinkan sebuah artikel yang menyentuh soal coklat, adakah ia perangsang seks?
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Is Chocolate An Aphrodisiac ?
Chocolate has long had the reputation for being an Aphrodisiac and with good cause. The Aztec's and their Emperor, Monteczuma certainly believed in it's aphrodisiac qualities and Casanova is said to have consumed chocolate for it's aphrodisiac qualities, before frolicking with his many conquests.
In most parts of the world chocolate is associated with romance, and not without with good reason. It was viewed as an aphrodisiac by the Aztec's who thought it invigorated men and made women less inhibited. So when it was first introduced to Europe, it was only natural that chocolate quickly became the ideal gift for a woman to receive from an admirer or a loved one, and of course, vice versa.'
CHOCOLATE THE APHRODISIAC
Chocolate's reputation as an Aphrodisiac originated in South America over one thousand five hundred years ago, where it is known that it was thought to have mystical and aphrodisiac qualities by both the Mayan and Aztec cultures - the Aztec emperor, Monteczuma drank fifty golden goblets of chocolate a day to enhance his sexual prowess -. So when chocolate was discovered by the Spanish Conquistadors and introduced to Europe by Cortez, it was natural that the Spanish, and eventually, the rest of the world, continued to associate it with love. The reasons for this can be seen in the observed affects of chocolate on human behavior.
Chocolate is a very complex food source, so complex in fact that scientists are only now beginning to unlock it's secrets. Among it's many other constituents, Chocolate has been found to contain substances called Phenylethylamine and Seratonin, both of which (put simply), are mood lifting agents. Both occur naturally in the human brain and are released by the brain into the nervous system when we are happy and also when we are experiencing feelings of love, passion and/or (dare I say it?) lust. This causes a rapid mood change, a rise in blood pressure, increasing the heart rate and inducing those feelings of well being, bordering on euphoria usually associated with being in love.
Eating chocolate also releases Phenylethylamine and Seratonin into the system, producing those same euphoric effects. This phenomenon has been scientifically observed, so it's not unreasonable to assume that it's probably these effects which gave rise to chocolates reputation as an aphrodisiac. Both these substances can also be mildly addictive, explaining why chocoholics are chocoholics. Plus eating Chocolate gives an immediate and substantial energy boost thus increasing stamina.
Although the famous lover, Casanova is said to have consumed chocolate for it's aphrodisiac qualities before frolicking with his conquests, recent research suggests that women are more susceptible to the effects of Phenylethylamine and Seratonin than men. Casanova obviously didn't know this as there's no mention of him sharing his chocolate with the ladies, or maybe he thought his charms alone were enough to guarantee success.
So there you have it, calling Chocolate an aphrodisiac may be stretching it a bit, but eating chocolate does make you feel good and may even induce or 'mimic' the feelings of being in love...
-------Mungkin dengan penemuan kajian di atas kita boleh membuat satu hipotesis bahawa coklat merbahaya kepada pesakit jantung! Kalau ini benar, maka pasangan suami isteri yang mengidap sakit jantung boleh pilih salah satu antara dua, iaitu sama ada makan coklat bersama-sama atau berciuman saja...
Wallahua'lam.
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