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[groovedaddy]

COUPLES hoping to bring Valentine’s Day dinner to a satisfying conclusion may be tempted by the special menu offered by One if by Land, Two if by Sea in Manhattan and, in particular, the Black Forest dessert. It’s a chocolate pistachio brownie bar with chocolate meringue sticks, crème fraîche ice cream, cherry gel and sweet cherries. But beware! One study found that the scent of cherries significantly decreases sexual arousal in women.

There is another issue with the Black Forest — and the gazillions of other forms of chocolate that will be consumed this weekend: chocolate’s reputation as an aphrodisiac is highly exaggerated, food researchers say. Romantic and deeply pleasurable, yes, especially because of its tendency to melt in the mouth at body temperature. And yes, it does contain some chemicals like phenylethylamine, which produce feelings of euphoria. Yet one widely cited study showed that a 130-pound person would have to eat 25 pounds of chocolate in one sitting to significantly alter the mood. But who would be in the mood after eating 19.2 percent of her weight in chocolate?

On the other hand, the chocolate fondue offered on the Valentine menu at MidAtlantic in Philadelphia comes with a possible secret weapon for anyone trying to put a man in an amorous frame of mind: doughnuts. But don’t be too quick to load up, because according to one study, male sexual response was heightened by the scent of doughnuts only if it was combined with licorice, not exactly a standard pairing. (The only combination of fragrances the study found to be more potent is perhaps even less common: lavender and pumpkin pie.)

Of all the legions of purported aphrodisiacs, very few have been proved scientifically to have lingering libidinous effects on certain body parts other than the stomach. But the last decade has brought new attempts to measure sexual response to food, as well as growing research by chefs and academics alike on the connections among aroma, food, emotions and sensual experience.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/10/dining/10erotic.html?th&emc=th

[Schema Thing]

1. like anyone can stop eating at 25lbs in a sitting

especially just to have sex.

[Kali]

2. ...

:rofl:

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

4. You can have your cake and eat it too

Chocolate and sex? That's multitasking!

:hi:

[Schema Thing]

5. Now that you mention it

I guess I have combined the activities a time or two.

[MiddleFingerMom]

3. The last thing I remember is almost finishing that article.

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When I regained awareness, I had no idea how long I had been humping the couch.
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