Chocolate

For chocolate lovers, the next best thing to eating chocolate is learning about it. If this is you, you've come to the right place for every kind of fascinating detail on subject of chocolate.

You'll find intriguing historical notes about chocolate that are sometimes mutually contradictory. Chocolate was a secret withheld by the Spanish from the rest of Europe from the late 16th century until the 18th century. Or, chocolate was first made into bars and sold in America in the 19th century. Or in Switzerland in the 18th century.

Chocolate is a health food because it contains bioflavonoids, which prevent coronary artery disease and cancer. Or, it's unhealthful because it contributes to obesity, and is a source of sugar, which promotes insulin resistance (hence, diabetes).

Chocolate is a drug that causes certain endocrine glands to secrete hormones that promote a sense of well-being. Chocolate contains important vitamins and minerals, including antioxidants that protect against cancer and ageing.

And that's just a sample. For more about chocolate, help yourself to any of the dozens of articles on this web site.

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