Few things are as important as coffee, tobacco, and ice cream in today's Navy. Though coffee offers caffeine to get through long days and the tobacco provides opportunity for smoke breaks, ice cream acts on a separate level of physiological necessity. Studies demonstrate that ice cream is a "comfort" food that ranks above all others.
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3. San Francisco Maritime National Park Association, "Ice Cream".