The Sweet Lure of Chocolate - Information about cacao, history, production, and health effects. Includes bibliography and links to related material. Provided by the Exporatorium, a science museum in San Francisco.
Earthtimes.org: Chocolate -- God’s Gift to Mankind? Maybe! - Article outlines the health effects of flavanols contained in cocoa beans, and how the Mars chocolate company is trying to incorporate their benefits in a new brand of chocolate bars.
Ivanhoe's Medical Breakthroughs - Chocolate for Your Health - A study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association found that dark chocolate, rich in anti-oxidant compounds known as flavonoids, reduced blood pressure in people with hypertension.
Chocolate 'Fights' Tooth Decay - A study by researchers at Osaka University in Japan found that parts of the cocoa bean thwart mouth bacteria and tooth decay. Reported by BBC News.
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