Chocolate: Sweet Promises or Bitter Truths? #81

We love chocolate—and we would probably love it even more if we could call it a health food. In fact, 65% of North Americans in one survey said they would rather give up social media for a month than give up chocolate. But does chocolate actually deserve its healthy reputation? In this episode, I dig into what the human evidence really shows. Cocoa flavanols do appear to improve blood-vessel function and modestly lower blood pressure. But when researchers moved beyond these surrogate measures...