Chocolate

Information about history, cravings, and affects on the brain.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/hottopics/chocolate/

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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.

http://www.exploratorium.edu/exploring/exploring_chocolate/index.html

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Summary of available information about history, cravings, and effects on the nervous system. Links to references.

http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/choco.html

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Report about research studies by Daniele Piomelli and Adam Drewnowski on the effects of chocolate on the brain.

http://www.sciencenews.org/sn_arch/10_12_96/food.htm

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Includes history, list of pharmacologically active ingredients, and information about the chemistry involved. Provided by the Royal Society of Chemistry, an independent scientific organization in Britain.

http://www.chemsoc.org/chembytes/ezine/1997/chockie.htm

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Source of chocolate and health information for researchers, health professionals, and health communicators.

http://www.chocolateinfo.com/

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Study by a team at the University Hospital in Zurich finds that dark chocolate consumption may have beneficial effects on the arteries of smokers. <small>(December 20, 2005)</small>

http://www.forbes.com/lifestyle/health/feeds/hscout/2005/12/20/hscout529784.html

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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. <small>(August 24, 2000)</small>

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/892591.stm

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A cocoa flavanol was shown to improve blood vessel relaxation in a study carried out by UC Davis in the United States, and sponsored by confectionery company Mars. <small>(January 17, 2006)</small>

http://www.nutraingredients.com/news/ng.asp?n=65154-mars-cocoa-flavanols-heart

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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. <small>(July 19, 2005)</small>

http://www.ivanhoe.com/channels/p_channelstory.cfm?storyid=11722

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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. <small>(August 20, 2005)</small>

http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/3849.html

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