| WEBSITE
SEARCH |
| Find health resources in your area.
Directory of links to thousands of health sites... |
|
| CHILD
HEALTH |
| Comprehensive
resources and references about common children's health
issues, with parenting and medical information. |
| CONDITIONS
AND DISEASES |
| Discover
symptoms, treatment options, and support for the common
and rare physical and mental illnesses that afflict
us all. |
| MENTAL
HEALTH |
| Provide
you comprehensive Mental Health and Mental Illness information
on topics like Depression, Bipolar, Suicide, Anxiety,
Schizophrenia, ... |
| REPRODUCTIVE
HEALTH |
| Works
to ensure universal access to reproductive health, including
family planning and sexual health to all couples and
individuals. ... |
| WOMEN'S
HEALTH |
| Women's
health information, tips, and research from the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention. |
|
|
|
| Home : Specific Substances : Chocolate |
| Chocolate |
|
|
|
The Sweet Lure of Chocolate
Information about cacao, history, production, and health effects. Includes bibliography and links to related material. Provided by the Exporatorium, a science museum in San Francisco. |
|
|
Chocolate: God’s Gift to Mankind? Maybe!
The Earth Times article outlines the health effects of flavanols contained in cocoa beans, and how the Mars chocolate company is trying to incorporate their benefits in a new brand of chocolate bars. (August 20, 2005) |
|
Chocolate for Your Health
A study originally published in the Journal of the American Heart Association found that dark chocolate, rich in anti-oxidant compounds known as flavonoids, reduced blood pressure in people with hypertension. (July 19, 2005) |
|
Chocolate 'Fights' Tooth Decay
A study by researchers at Osaka University in Japan found that parts of the cocoa bean thwart mouth bacteria and tooth decay. Reported by BBC News. (August 24, 2000) |
|
|
|
 |
|
