2012-10-14T18:21:05Ztag:sursumcorda.salemsattic.com,2018:/isso/thread/post/the-chocolate-prizetag:sursumcorda.salemsattic.com,2018:/isso/882/33612012-10-14T18:21:05ZSursumCorda<p>For China, I'd say no quantity of flavenols can counteract the effects of the Cultural Revolution and other oppressive measures. Don't know how to explain Japan and France, though.</p> <p>I'll take dark chocolate, red wine, and green tea all!</p>tag:sursumcorda.salemsattic.com,2018:/isso/882/33602012-10-14T17:48:49ZStephan<p>On second thought: Those flavanols are also in green tea and red wine. Has he corrected his graph for green tea and red wine intake? If not, the Japanese, Chinese, and French should all be outliers like the Swedes. Or shall we conclude that the cocoa flavanols are much more potent than those in green tea?</p>tag:sursumcorda.salemsattic.com,2018:/isso/882/33592012-10-13T19:39:55ZStephan<p>Maybe he was hoping for an Ig Nobel!</p>