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by Emma_Goldman 215 days ago
This is the main reason I don't frequently eat chocolate anymore. Dark chocolate is both the tastiest and lowest-sugar chocolate, but its cacao-intensity increases your intake of metals.

If I recall correctly, however, the origin of the cacao makes some difference. Cacao from West Africa and Asia has a lot less lead and cadmium than from South America. Still, I think little chocolate, wherever it's from, is metal-free.
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hollerith 215 days ago
Related: I completely avoid any broth or stock made from chicken bones because it has way too much lead for me.

I claim to be able to feel the effects of the lead in the hours after I eat a meal containing chicken stock. I don't doubt your report about lead in chocolate, but I didn't feel the characteristic signs of my getting too much lead the last time I ate chocolate.

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Emma_Goldman 215 days ago
Lead and cadmium can stay in the body for decades, so it is a cumulative rather than an acute problem, I think.
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