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Chocolate in not a health food despite articles that try to tease out the nutritional content of dark versus milk chocolate. Enjoy it, savor it, but lets not make it into something it is not.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for April 6, 2026 Source:That Dark Chocolate Easter Treat May Seem Healthier, But There’s a Catch
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Sunday House Call, #634, October 29, 2017: Chocolate: the new health food marketing sham/scam
Sunday House Call, #634, October 29, 2017: Chocolate: the new health food marketing sham/scam Topics today include: An excellent expose by Julia Belluz at Vox.com about the insidious and deliberate attempt by chocolate industry to get children and adults even more hooked touting nebulous health benefits. Need more proof? Dr. Yoni Freedhoff reports on the…
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Wednesday House Call June 17, 2015: The Chocolate Edition
Wednesday House Call June 17, 2015 Dr Barry Dworkin joins Graham Richardson and Patricia Boal to discuss the latest health stories of the week. Today: Is Lyme disease really spreading? http://www.ctvnews.ca/health/lyme-disease-definitely-spreading-in-canada-expert-warns-1.2422869 FDA approves spray for children’s migraines: http://www.ctvnews.ca/health/u-s-fda-approves-nasal-spray-to-treat-children-s-migraines-1.2426456 The US wants trans fats a thing of the past: http://www.ctvnews.ca/health/obama-administration-tells-food-industry-to-phase-out-trans-fats-1.2424637 Chocolate isn’t so…
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Another observational study on chocolate's ability to reduce heart disease signifies nothing
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for June 16, 2015 Source: Chocolate for your heart Reference: Habitual chocolate consumption and risk of cardiovascular disease among healthy men and women. Heart, 15 June 2015 DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2014-307050
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Resveritrol health benefits dashed in recent study: Enjoy your chocolate and wine for what it is
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for May 14, 2014 Source: Health benefits of wine and chocolate unlikely, new study finds Reference: Resveratrol’s health benefits ‘overstated’
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Do not conclude just yet that chocolate alone reduces heart and stroke risk
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for March 31, 2010 [display_podcast] Source: Nibble on Chocolate for a Healthier Heart