Valentine’s Day is a time when many like to indulge in chocolate, but the FDA is chiming in on whether or not the decadent food has health benefits and is good for your heart. And the answer is ...

High-flavanol cocoa and dark chocolate with at least 70% cocoa solids may help lower blood pressure, cholesterol, and triglycerides. Typical hot chocolate products may not offer the same heart ...

For years, chocolate-lovers have pointed to studies suggesting compounds in cocoa may be good for heart health. But some of the recent evidence comes from flavanol-rich cocoa, not from candy bars Back ...

New research highlights dark chocolate’s potential skin benefits, a development relevant to dermatology and consumer health. Dermatologists and nutritionists note that high-cacao dark chocolate, ...

Just in time for Valentine's Day, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has weighed in on whether chocolate is good for the heart. The answer, it turns out, is a bit more complicated than a simple yes ...

Any talk about the health benefits of chocolate is probably blarney. At the same time, new research shows that flavanols, long thought to be in chocolate, are probably very good for you. Not even dark ...

Indulging in chocolate may offer more than just a sweet treat. Recent research unveils the surprising benefits of cocoa flavanols in combating stress and mitigating the effects of high-fat diets on ...

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Back in 2018, a company that manufactures chocolate and cocoa products, Barry Callebaut AG Switzerland, petitioned the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to allow the use of a health claim on labels, ...

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