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They Are LYING To You About CHOCOLATE

They Are LYING To You About CHOCOLATE — or at least, the story you've been told about chocolate leaves out some fascinating details. Chocolate wasn't originally a sweet dessert. For thousands of years, cacao was consumed as a bitter beverage, used ceremonially, and even became valuable enough to function as money. Then came sugar, milk, industrial processing—and eventually the chocolate we know today. But what happened to its health benefits along the way? In this episode of Food Under the Microscope, we investigate the surprising history and science of chocolate, including: • How humans were consuming cacao more than 5,000 years ago • Why cacao beans became money • How Europe transformed chocolate • What cocoa flavanols may actually do for your blood vessels • What the COSMOS trial r…