/oss/taxonomy/term/7386/all en /oss/article/medical-health-and-nutrition/no-chocolate-isnt-good-you-sorry <hr /> <p>This article was first published in the <a href="https://montrealgazette.com/opinion/columnists/christopher-labos-no-chocolate-isnt-good-for-you-sorry">Montreal Gazette.</a></p> <hr /> <p>This is a story about chocolate. It’s a story about how chocolate went from dessert to health food and back again. Except most people missed the ending — the part where chocolate isn’t good for you.</p> Fri, 16 Feb 2024 17:25:16 +0000 Christopher Labos MD, MSc 9834 at /oss /oss/article/history-general-science/phenylethylamine-said-stroke-fire-love-here-comes-water-bucket <p>American humorist James Thurber reputedly once remarked that “love is a strange bewilderment which overtakes one person on account of another person.” Anyone who has ever been in love will agree. That strange bewilderment can take many forms, ranging from butterflies in the stomach to hours of mind-dominating thoughts and heart palpitations at the prospect of an encounter. Clearly, the body’s chemistry is being affected. But how? Is there a chemical trigger for that emotional rush?</p> Wed, 14 Feb 2024 13:02:53 +0000 Joe Schwarcz PhD 9832 at /oss