Cubensis skrev:
I det hele taget er der en masse sundheds og ernæringsmæssige forbehold man skal tage sig hvis man vil rode med MAOi (herunder cacao/chokolade) og psykadeliske stoffer..
/me hits himself with a meataxe!
Nu har jeg har søgt i øst og vest om cacaos funktion som MAOi og det virker ikke som at der er noget bevis for dette, kun en masse spekulationer på baggrund af div. erfaringer og observeringer af mexikanere (jf. McKenna).
Men jeg fandt denne artikel der bekræfter os i at cacao/chokolade ihverfald indeholder en masse stoffer der virker på vores centralnervesystem og alverden receptorer.
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The latest breakthrough in chocolate research comes from Emmanualle di Tomaso et al. who have found that chocolate contains pharmacologically active substances that mimic the effects of marijuana on the brain (Di Tomasso et al. 1996). The pursuit of this line of research came from the observations that chocolate cravings were associated with psychoses induced by
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certain drugs, such as MDMA (Chianese 1992; Di Tomasso et al. 1996). This suggested that chocolate cravings and effects are more than a sensory experience of the nervous system they involve some sort of pharmacologically active substance. Even though earlier research had focused on methylxanthines (caffeine and theobromine), these scientists focused on another substance, anandamide. Anandamide is a member of a family of fatty acid ethanolamides composed of arachidonic acid coupled to ethanolamine through an amide linkage (Devane et al.
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studies have also shown connections between opioids and chocolate. In one study, beta-endorphin release was caused in rats by consumption of chocolate milk or chocolate candy, which provides direct evidence of chocolate effects in the central nervous system (Drewnowski et al. 1992; Dum et al. 1983). Some researchers have also concluded that opioid release plays a role in development of food preferences, which is clearly consistent with chocolate cravings. Further evidence comes from studies showing that sweet cravings are often associated with opiate addiction and opiate withdrawal is sometimes eased by sweets (Drewnowski et al. 1992). While this data does not imply that chocolate has the same effects on the body as opiates, it provides strong evidence for a role of the endogenous opioid peptide system in chocolate effects.
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This research, along with all the research discussed previously, provides an interesting beginning into the discovery of the neurochemical effects of chocolate and the basis for chocolate craving, although there are still many unanswered questions.
Hvis nogen kan finde noget nyere forskning om chokolades 'neurokemiske' egenskaber så post da venligst.. Syns nemlig det er ret interessant

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