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Is Dark Chocolate Good for Weight Loss? by ZOE

Is Dark Chocolate Good for Weight Loss?

from ZOE Science & Nutrition

by ZOE

Published: Thu Mar 10 2022

Show Notes

This plant has been used by human beings for thousands of years with samples found in 5000-year-oldpottery discovered in the upper Amazon. The Mayans considered it a gift from the gods and used it in their sacred ceremonies, where it was believed to have mystical healing powers. For the Aztecs, it was worth more than gold and given to their victorious warriors.

We are talking, of course, about chocolate. Even though our relationship with chocolate spans thousands of years we still can’t agree about it. It seems obvious that something so delicious must be bad for us. Can there be any truth to the claims that chocolate can improve our mood, our health and even our libido?

Jonathan speaks to Professor Tim Spector, one of the world's top 100 most cited scientists and author of the diet myth, and Spencer Hyman, one of the world’s leading chocolate experts and founder of the craft chocolate business Cocoa Runners.

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Timecodes:

- Intro

- Jonathan’s introduction

- Lighting round questions, with true/false answers

- Why certain chocolates might be good

- What is fermentation?

- Which kinds of chocolates are good or bad for you?

- How to figure out the differences in chocolates

- Why is are chocolates classified the way they are

- Considerations about dark chocolate

- Personalized responses to chocolate

- On chocolate addiction

- How to taste chocolate

- Is smell an indicator as to what happens in our microbiomes?

- 3 things you should know when buying chocolate

- Description of chocolate in nature

- Sugar in chocolate

- Is fruit and nut milk chocolate healthier than dark chocolate?

- How much chocolate do you need for it to be beneficial?

- Should I watch out for lecithins in chocolate?

- Is eating half a bar of chocolate before bed a bad idea?

- Goodbyes & Outro

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This podcast was produced by Fascinate Productions.