The Truth about Chocolate

Link to As You Sow (chocolate heavy metal database): https://www.asyousow.org/environmenta... Link to the Consumer Reports article: https://www.consumerreports.org/healt... Hey guys! Today we're going on a chocolate deep dive! We're talking health, history, heavy metals and more. So if you're a chocolate lover like me, buckle up! xo Robin New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/09/we... Healthline: https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/... CITATIONS Bahadorani, S., & Hilliker, A. J. (2008). Cocoa confers life span extension in Drosophila melanogaster. Nutrition research (New York, N.Y.), 28(6), 377–382. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nutres.2008... Cowell, W., Ireland, T., Vorhees, D., & Heiger-Bernays, W. (2017). Ground Turmeric as a Source of Lead Exposure in the United States. Public health reports (Washington, D.C. : 1974), 132(3), 289–293. https://doi.org/10.1177/0033354917700109 Katz, D. L., Doughty, K., & Ali, A. (2011). Cocoa and chocolate in human health and disease. Antioxidants & redox signaling, 15(10), 2779–2811. https://doi.org/10.1089/ars.2010.3697 Lippi D. (2013). Chocolate in history: food, medicine, medi-food. Nutrients, 5(5), 1573–1584. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu5051573 Ramírez-Jaramillo, G., Romo-Olán, M.J., Lozano-Contreras, M.G. and Ramírez-Silva, J.H. (2021) Agro-Ecological Aptitude to Produce Cocoa under Rainfed Conditions in Tabasco Mexico. Open Access Library Journal, 8, 1-12. doi: 10.4236/oalib.1107940. #chocolate #theobromacacao #healthbenefitsofdarkchocolate