Chocolate Good for Skin, Fact or Myth?

Chocolate Good for Skin, Fact or Myth? Friday, May 21, 2010 08:01 AM

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The world's largest chocolate maker said the company may have come up with chocolate bars that can fight wrinkles and slow the aging process, making it touch the food groups advanced to the appetite for a healthier life.
Consuming 20 grams of chocolate specially manufactured and packed with antioxidants, or flavanol, every day may help prevent wrinkles and make skin more radiant by encouraging flexibility and improve hydration, according to results of a study conducted by Barry Callebaut.
Consumers are becoming increasingly conscious about the nutritional value of what they eat, and Barry Callebaut statement delivered at the giant food companies like Nestle and Danone also entered the health food arena.
Dark chocolate was associated with a particular health benefits, such as help lower blood pressure and reduce the risk of stroke due to the high antioxidant content.
Group of the Swiss company has developed a way to maintain a flavanol found in cocoa beans during chocolate manufacturing process, enabling them to produce a single stem flavanol-rich cocoa, said Barry Callebaut chief innovation officer Hans Vriens in an interview.
"Chocolate and health can not seem to be united. But it is a very interesting problem: if I can eat something that I liked and was good for me, that's amazing," said the journalist was quoted as saying Vrien British news agency Reuters.
"Brown may be in the bottom of the list when people think of a more healthy foods," he added.
Smoking, pollution, caffeine and lack of sleep makes a contribution to the creation of free radicals that can damage the health of cells in the body and accelerate the aging process.
"There is much evidence that shows the flavanol slow the damage caused by free radicals," Kepler Capital Markets analysts said Jon Cox.
"Company maker of health and welfare to bring food into the various products and of course there is a market for chocolate on the health and welfare. We have seen how this has worked on dairy products, with products such as Danone and Bencol Antimel from Unilever," said Cox.
Functional cocoa market, which includes organic cocoa and diet, watching the growth of two-points, to easily pass through the growth of 1-2 percent which is currently seen in other parts cocoa market, Cox said.
But some experts doubt about the positive impact flavano on the skin.
"There is very little evidence that flavanol cocoa has a positive impact on blood flow. Flavanol can reduce blood pressure so it can have a positive impact on heart and blood vessel disease," said Richard Hurrell, Professor of Human Nutrition at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology.
"The impact that may be on the skin and cognitive performance is less strong. There is evidence, but it is less consistent. What might be the impact on the flow of blood is also what improve memory or the health of the skin in several studies," says Hurrell. (C003/A011 )

Argentina's Maradona and Equipment Announce Team-Player 23

Argentina's Maradona and Equipment Announce Team-Player 23

Buenos Aires (ANTARA News / Reuters) - Argentina coach Diego Maradona Wednesday announced a permanent 23-player team to compete in the 2010 World Cup finals in South Africa.
Following a 23 Argentine players:
Goalkeepers: Sergio Romero (AZ Alkmaar), Mariano Andujar (Catania), Diego Pozo (Colon)
Defender: Gabriel Heinze (Olympique Marseille), Martin Demichelis (Bayern Munich), Nicolas Otamendi (Velez Sársfield), Walter Samuel (Inter Milan), Clemente Rodriguez (Estudiantes de La Plata), Nicolas Burdisso (Roma), Ariel Garce ( Colon)
Midfielders: Javier Mascherano (Liverpool), Jonas Gutierrez (Newcastle United), Angel Di Maria (Benfica), Mario Bolatti (Fiorentina), Juan Sebastian Veron (Estudiantes de La Plata), Javier Pastore (Palermo), Maxi Rodriguez (Liverpool)
Forwards: Lionel Messi (Barcelona), Gonzalo Higuain (Real Madrid), Carlos Tevez (Manchester City), Sergio Aguero (Atletico Madrid), Diego Milito (Inter Milan), Martin Palermo (Boca Juniors).

Quarter-Final, Semi-finals, Finals World Cup 2010, South Africa

Quarter-Final World Cup 2010, South Africa

1. July 3, 2010. Cape Town, Cape Town            = Win 1 vs Win 2 (RCTI, 21.00)
2. July 4, 2010. Ellis Park, Johannesburg             =  Win 3 vs Win 4 (RCTI, 01.30)

3. July 3, 2010. Soccer City, Johannesburg                = Win 1 vs Win 2 (RCTI, 01.30)
4. July 2, 2010. Nelson Mandela Bay, Port Elizabeth  = Win 3 vs Win 4 (RCTI, 21.00)

Semi-Finals World Cup 2010, South Africa 

• July 7, 2010. Cape Town, Cape Town      =  Win 3 vs Win 4 (RCTI & Global Tv, 01.30)
• July 8, 2010. Moses Mabhida, Durban = Win 1 vs Win 2 (RCTI & Global Tv, 00.30)

 FINALS WORLD CUP 2010
JULY 12, 2010. Soccer City, Johannesburg (RCTI  & GLobal TV, 01.30)

 Third Place
July 11, 2010. Nelson Mandela Bay, Port Elizabeth (RCTI 01.30)

Eight rounds of World Cup 2010, South Africa

Eight rounds of World Cup 2010, South Africa

UP

1. June 28, 2010. Soccer City, Johannesburg                 = Win B - Runner A, (RCTI. 01.30) 
2. June 27, 2010. Free State, Bloemfontein                    = Win D - Runner C (RCTI. 21.00)
3. June 29, 2010  Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria                    = Win F - Runner E (RCTI. 21.00)
4. June 30, 2010  Cape Town, Cape Town                   =  Win  H - Runner G (RCTI, 21.00)

1. June 26, 2010. Nelson Mandela Bay, Port Elizabeth  = Win A - Runner B ( RCTI, 21.00)
2. June 26, 2010. Royal Bafokeng, Rustenburg              = Win C - Runner D (RCTI, 21.00)
3. June 28, 2010. Moses Mabhiba, Durban                   = Win E - Runner F (RCTI, 21.00)
4. June 29, 2010. Ellis Park, Johannesburg                    = Win G - Runner H (RCTI, 01.30) 

World Cup Schedule on Indonesian TV, Group H

GROUP H 
June 16, 2010. Mbombela, Nelspruit
Honduras - Chile (Global 18.30)
June 16, 2010. Moses Mabhiba, Durban
Spain - Swiss ( RCTI,. 21.00)

June 21, 2010. Nelson Mandela Bay, Port Elizabeth
Chile - Swiss ( RCTI, 21.00)
June 21, 2010. Ellis Park, Johannesburg
Spain - Honduras ( RCTI. 01.30)

June 25, 2010. Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
Chile - Spain (RCTI 01.30)
June 25, 2010. Free State, Bloemfontein
Swiss - Honduras (Global TV. 01.30)

World Cup Schedule on Indonesian TV, Group G

GROUP G

June 15, 2010. Nelson  Mandela Bay, Port Elizabeth
Ivory Coast - Portugal (RCTI, 21.00)
June 16, 2010. Ellis Park, Johannesburg
Brazil - North Korea (RCTI. 01.30)

June 21, 2010. Soccer City, Johannesburg
Brazil - Ivory Coast (RCTI 01.30)
June 21, 2010. Cape Town, Cape Town
Portugal - North Korea (Global TV, 18.30)

June 25, 2010. Moses Mabhiba, Durban
Portugal - Brazil (RCTI, 21.00)
June 25, 2010. Mbombela, Nelspruit
North Korea - Ivory Coast (Global TV, 21.00)

World Cup Schedule on Indonesian TV, Group F

GROUP F
June 15, 2010. Cape Town, Cape Town
Italy - Paraguay (RCTI, 01.30)
June 15, 2010. Royal Bafokeng, Rustenburg
New Zealand - Slovakia (GlobalTV 18.30)

June 20, 2010. Free State, Bloemfontein
Slovakia - Paraguay (GlobalTV. 18.30)
June 20, 2010. Mbombela, Nelspruit
Italy - New Zealand (RCTI 21.00)

June 24, 2010. Ellis Park, Johannesburg
Slovakia - Italy (RCTI, 21.00)
June 24, 2010. Peter Mokaba, Polokwane
Paraguay - New Zealand (GlobalTV, 21.00)

World Cup Schedule on Indonesian TV, Group F

GROUP F
June 15, 2010. Cape Town, Cape Town
Italy - Paraguay (RCTI, 01.30)
June 15, 2010. Royal Bafokeng, Rustenburg
New Zealand - Slovakia (GlobalTV 18.30)

June 20, 2010. Free State, Bloemfontein
Slovakia - Paraguay (GlobalTV. 18.30)
June 20, 2010. Mbombela, Nelspruit
Italy - New Zealand (RCTI 21.00)

June 24, 2010. Ellis Park, Johannesburg
Slovakia - Italy (RCTI, 21.00)
June 24, 2010. Peter Mokaba, Polokwane
Paraguay - New Zealand (GlobalTV, 21.00)

World Cup Schedule on Indonesian TV, Group E

GROUP E
June 14, 2010. Soccer City, Johannesburg
Nederland - Denmark (Global TV, 18.30)
June 14, 2010. Free State, Bloemfontein
Jepang - Kamerun (RCTI, 21.00)

June 19, 2010. Moses Mabhiba, Durban
Nederland - Jepang (Global TV, 18.30)
June 20, 2010. Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
Kamerun - Denmark (RCTI, 01.30)

June 25, 2010. Royal Bafokeng, Rustenburg
Denmark - Jepang (Global TV. 01.30)
June 25, 2010. Cape Town, Cape Town
Kamerun - Nederland (RCTI. 01.30)

World Cup Schedule on Indonesian TV, Group D

Group D 
-- June 14, 2010. Moses Mabhiba, Durban
   Germany - Australia (RCTI, 01.30)
--June 13, 2010. Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
   Serbia - Ghana (RCTI 21.00)

--June 18, 2010. Nelson Mandela Bay, Port Elizabeth
   German - Serbia (Global TV, 18.30)
--June 18, 2010, ROyal Bafokeng, Rustenburg
   Ghana - Australia (RCTI, 21.00)

--June 24, 2010. Soccer City, Johannesburg
   Ghana - Germany (RCTI 01.30)
--June 24, 2010. Mbombela, Nelspruit
   Australia - Serbia (Global TV 01.30)

World Cup Schedule on Indonesian TV, Group C

Group C

-- June 13, 2010. Royal Bafokeng, Rustenburg
   England - United States of Amerika (RCTI, 01.30)
--June 13, 2010, Peter Mokaba, Polokwane
   Aljazair - Slovenia (GlobalTV 18.30)

--June 18, 2010, Ellis Park, Johannesburg
   Slovenia - USA (RCTI, 21.00)
--June 19, 2010, Cape Town, Cape Town
   England - Aljazair (RCTI, 01.30)

-- June 23, 2010. Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
    USA - Aljazair (Global TV, 21.00)
--June 23, 2010. Nelson Mandela Bay, Port Elizabeth
   Slovenia - England (RCTI, 21.00)

World Cup Schedule on Indonesian TV, Group B

Group B
-- June 12, 2010. Ellis Park, Johannesburg
    Argentina - Nigeria (RCTI, 21.00)
--June 12, 2010. Nelson Mandela Bay, Port Elizabeth
   South Korea - Greece (GlobalTV, 18.30)

-- June 17, 2010. Free State, Bloemfoentein
    Greece - Nigeria (RCTI, 21.00)
--June17, 2010. Soccer City, Johannesburg
   Argentina - South Korea (GlobalTV, 18.30)

--June 23, 2010, Peter Mokabe, Polokwane
   Nigeria - South Korea (Global TV, 01.30)
--June 23, 2010, Moses Mabhiba, Durban
   Greece - Argentina (RCTI, 01.30)

World Cup Schedule on Indonesian TV

GROUP A

-- June 11, 2010, Stadion Soccer City, Johannesburg
    South Africa - Meksiko (RCTI & Global TV 21.00)
-- June 12, 2010, Stadion Cape Town, Cape Town
    Uruguay - France (RCTI, 01.30)

-- June 17, 2010, Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
    South Africa - Uruguay (RCTI, 01.30)
--June 18, 2010, Peter Mokaba, Polokwane
   France - Meksiko (RCTI, 01.30)


--June 22, 2010, Free State, Bloemfoentein
   France - South Africa (RCTI, 21.00)
--June 22, 2010, Royal Bafokeng, Rustenburg
  Meksiko - Uruguay (Global TV, 21.00)