chocolate is good for math
It's true!
A recent study revealed that consuming cocoa-derived flavanols (naturally occurring in chocolate products) helped subjects attain improved performance in simple mental math:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/5095760/Scientists-reveal-how-eating-chocolate-can-help-improve-your-maths.html
As a mathematician, I must note that what they were really studying is basically just arithmetic, so claiming chocolate helps with all math from this study is akin to saying you'd be a better poet simply because you're better at spelling. Maybe some correlation, but it's a stretch.
In case you don't want to give yourself another excuse to consume vast quantities of cocoa, here are a few other items (according to this website) which also contain flavanols: red apples, apricots, and green and black tea.
A recent study revealed that consuming cocoa-derived flavanols (naturally occurring in chocolate products) helped subjects attain improved performance in simple mental math:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/5095760/Scientists-reveal-how-eating-chocolate-can-help-improve-your-maths.html
As a mathematician, I must note that what they were really studying is basically just arithmetic, so claiming chocolate helps with all math from this study is akin to saying you'd be a better poet simply because you're better at spelling. Maybe some correlation, but it's a stretch.
In case you don't want to give yourself another excuse to consume vast quantities of cocoa, here are a few other items (according to this website) which also contain flavanols: red apples, apricots, and green and black tea.
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