Θ Health: Specific_Substances: Chocolate

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The Science of Chocolate Information about history, cravings, and affects on the brain.
Chocolate - Melting the Myths 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.
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.
Discovering the Sweet Mysteries of Chocolate Summary of available information about history, cravings, and effects on the nervous system. Links to references.
Prescription-strength Chocolate Report about research studies by Daniele Piomelli and Adam Drewnowski on the effects of chocolate on the brain.
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.
Forbes.com: A Little Dark Chocolate Does a Heart Good Study by a team at the University Hospital in Zurich finds that dark chocolate consumption may have beneficial effects on the arteries of smokers.