Posted on 08/21/2023 9:43:33 AM PDT by UnwashedPeasant
Consumer Reports found dangerous heavy metals in chocolate from Hershey's, Theo, Trader Joe's, and other popular brands. Here are the ones that had the most, and some that are safer....
Consumer Reports scientists recently measured the amount of heavy metals in 28 dark chocolate bars. They detected cadmium and lead in all of them....
For 23 of the bars, eating just an ounce a day would put an adult over a level that public health authorities and CR’s experts say may be harmful for at least one of those heavy metals. Five of the bars were above those levels for both cadmium and lead....
Still, you don’t need to swear off chocolate entirely, Akinleye says. He adds that while most of the chocolate bars in CR’s tests had concerning levels of lead, cadmium, or both, five of them were relatively low in both.
(Excerpt) Read more at consumerreports.org ...
I don’t care much for chocolate at all, but I cannot stand dark chocolate.
An ounce a day of chocolate?
Have they invented an mRNA vaccine agains cadmium and lead yet? How often do I need a booster?
otoh, Im more concerned with soy licithin, i look for cocoa butter in my chocolate.
https://www.thechocolatejournalist.com/blog/soy-lecithin-chocolate
Researchers find potential association between cadmium and endometriosisThe headline and the sub headline seem to contradictGlobalData Healthcare
Potential causes of endometriosis include genetics and malfunctions of the immune system.
There are a number of articles on the topic….
For years, I took granulate soy lecithin, to get a great form of necessary choline.
Lately, we use sunflower lecithin.
I have zero problems with soy lecithin, and concerns around soy left in it, are few. I don’t care if it is a waste product, if it’s safe and as good effects.
Whether I’d like the texture with chocolate—that’s another thing.
In the case of heavy metal poisoning (greater than 200 µg L−1 of lead or cadmium within the blood), chelation therapy can be proposed to help decrease these high blood concentrations by forcing the elimination of the metals, which is most commonly performed with intravenous treatments of edetate calcium disodium (CaNa2EDTA) as well as 2,3-dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA) and sodium 2,3-dimercaptopropane 1-sulfonate (DMPS)20,27.
Combating lead and cadmium exposure with an orally administered chitosan-based chelating polymer
What else can I say, I really enjoyed those Mighty Mouse cartoons.
Otherwise known as this too shall pass.
I’ll risk it
Thanks for posting. I eat Ghirardelli 86%.
Are the metals naturally occurring?
Thanks.
“ Lead and Cadmium Could Be in Your Dark Chocolate”
On the plus side, you’ll feel more full after eating dark chocolate.
I loved polymer. Especially Arnold Polymer.
Probably from contaminated soil and irrigation water in third-world countries. The standards are low.
“You got your Cadmium in my Chocolate!”
“Well you got your Chocolate in my Cadmium!”
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