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NEWS ABOUT: chocolate

chocolate stories: 29 news summaries

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 Heart Doc's Tips 
 for a Healthy Ticker 


South Beach Diet guru shares his secrets

Oct 18, 09 11:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - Arthur Agatston, the cardiologist who cooked up the South Beach Diet, takes no medications and embraces a philosophy of moderation—he's not starving himself or downing dozens of vitamins. He clues Prevention magazine in on his advice for keeping your heart in tip-top shape:
  • Eat four times a day:
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nutrition • sleep • health • heart • exercise • chocolate • South Beach diet • cardiology • dietary supplement • Arthur Agatston

 Daily Sweets Linked to Violence 

Violent adults are more likely to have eaten candy as kids, study finds

Oct 1, 09 6:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - Think twice before buying your child that chocolate bar—new research by psychiatrists shows that children who eat candy every day are more likely to grow into violent adults. The research, published in the British Journal of Psychiatry, found that 69% of children in the study later convicted of a... More »

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violence • chocolate • candy • violent crime • sweet tooth

 Chocoholics Spurn 
 American Cadbury 

Many see right through US bars, actually made by Hershey

Sep 14, 09 2:07 PM CDT
(Newser) - Serious chocolate fans responded warily to the news of Kraft's bid for Cadbury—especially in the US, where aficionados reject the domestic brand anyway. It’s made by Hershey, not the British firm itself, and that just won’t cut it for hardcore devotees of the British brand, the Wall ... More »

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food • Hershey • Kraft Foods • Kraft • chocolate • Britain • taste • Cadbury

(Newser) - Heart attack survivors who eat chocolate after recovering are much less likely to suffer a recurrence than people who abstain, AFP reports. People who eat at least two servings a week are three times less likely to die from heart disease than those who don’t consume chocolate. And the... More »

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heart disease • public health • medical research • heart attack • chocolate • antioxidants • scientific study • free radicals

(Newser) - Sure, the global economy might collapse spectacularly and send us all back to a barter system. But that’s inefficient, Greg Sabin writes on Mental Floss, and “almost all civilizations have come up with currencies.” A sampling of what might be in your wallet next week:
  • Shells:
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currency • list • recession • chocolate • cacao • barter • shells • abalone • feather • wampum

(Newser) - A mistake in the labs of the world's largest chocolate producer inadvertently led researchers to the ultimate in confectionery: a recipe that's not only heat-resistant, but that contains 90% fewer calories than normal chocolate. Food engineers fooling around at Barry Callebaut, which makes products for Nestlé and Cadbury, ended up... More »

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food • nutrition • diet • heat • calories • chocolate • candy • Nestle • chemistry • food science

(Newser) - A New Jersey man encountered literal death by chocolate yesterday after falling into an 8-foot vat of the stuff, CNN reports. The factory worker fell off a platform while loading solid chocolate into the melting vat. The 29-year-old's colleagues rushed to shut off the machinery, but he suffered a fatal... More »

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accident • factory • chocolate • accidental death

Ladies, Mars Wants You to Have a Fling

'Naughty' new candy bar has really, really, really suggestive ads

May 17, 09 1:48 PM CDT
(Newser) - Mars has introduced its first new candy bar in 20 years—and a racy marketing campaign to go along with it, NPR reports. The Fling is a "chocolate finger" of meringue and truffle painted with a "shimmering" chocolate coating, and both the 85-calorie size and the very pink,... More »

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advertising • women • Mars • marketing • chocolate • candy • ad campaign • Jay-ZTV • Fling

(Newser) - A Harvard prof has created a device that allows people to guiltlessly inhale chocolate, the Telegraph reports. Called Le Whif, the inhaler delivers the taste of chocolate without any calories. “Eating was tending toward breathing,” David Edwards said, “so, with a mix of culinary art and aerosol... More »

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calories • chocolate • inhaler • Le Whif

Binge Now: Chocolate
Prices May Spike

Soaring cocoa prices slim down candy makers' profit margins

Feb 13, 09 10:52 AM CST
(Newser) - Soaring cocoa prices have left chocolate makers wondering how far they can hike prices without souring business, the Wall Street Journal reports. Crop woes in Africa have kept cocoa pricey despite the global commodities slump. Chocolate companies are mostly holding prices steady for now but many are expected to fatten... More »

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Hershey • chocolate • candy • Valentine's Day • cocoa • commodity prices • recession depression

Solution to 11th-Century Mystery: Hot Chocolate

Hershey's helps anthropologist solve mystery of old vessels

Feb 4, 09 10:00 AM CST
(Newser) - Patricia Crown, an anthropologist at the University of New Mexico, spent years puzzling over the round clay jars decorated with intricate zigzagging shapes, dating from the 11th century, found in Pueblo ruins in Chaco Canyon. But a scientific study led her to a surprising conclusion: they weren't drums or holders... More »

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Hershey • anthropology • chocolate • cacao

(Newser) - Tampa residents are the nation’s most caffeinated—and in the deepest denial about their addiction, reports Reuters. Though tops in ingesting caffeine-based pain relievers, "respondents in Tampa rank number one in saying they're least likely to be addicted to caffeine," said a rep for the company that... More »

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Starbucks • coffee • caffeine • addiction • Seattle • Tampa • chocolate • Coca-Cola • polls


 Chocolate Sales Are Bittersweet 

Battle to elevate taste
to expensive brands proves bittersweet as economy sours

Dec 24, 08 9:03 AM CST
(Newser) - Chocolate sales, reputed to be recession-proof, are taking a hit in this downturn as consumers’ taste for more expensive brands has soured, reports the Financial Times. Companies that jumped into premium candies have been hurt by the downturn, and analysts say the market has been “trading down” from premium... More »

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Hershey • recession • chocolate • Nestle • dark chocolate

ANALYSIS

 Whole Foods' Labels 
 Tell Half the Story 

Food chain's labels don't provide enough information about allergens

Nov 23, 08 10:45 AM CST
(Newser) - Eat, drink, and be wary, chocolate lovers: Whole Foods may not be telling you the whole story about its premium chocolate bars, reports the Chicago Tribune. In an investigation into product labels that promised “good manufacturing practices.” the Trib found that the supermarket chain’s chocolate bars... More »

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FDA • organic food • milk • Whole Foods • gluten • chocolate • label • food allergies • tree nuts • Soy • peanut • consumers

(Newser) - Chocolate maker Hershey said today it is raising prices by about 10% to offset the new costs of ingredients, Reuters reports. Commodities like cocoa and peanuts are up between 20% and 45%, it said, yet one analyst called the price hike a "real surprise." The candy giant also... More »

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The Hershey Company • chocolate • candy • retail sales • food prices • price increases • commodities

 Quest on for Chocolate Genome 

Mars aims to unlock genetic code to develop hardier cacao trees

Jun 26, 08 6:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - Candy giant Mars is investing $10 million in a 5-year research project to unlock the secrets of chocolate's genetic code—the cocoa genome—as the first stage in developing cacao trees that can produce more, survive droughts, and combat disease. Mars intends to make the results public to stop key... More »

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drought • Mars • West Africa • Brazil • IBM • genome • chocolate • Department of Agriculture • cacao • cocoa • Public Intellectual Property Resource for Agriculture

 Chocoholics:
Science Wants You 

Scientists hope chemical compound holds key to curbing heart disease

Apr 29, 08 7:37 PM CDT
(Newser) - A bar of chocolate a day may keep heart disease away, Reuters reports—or so goes the theory British scientists want to test by recruiting 150 postmenopausal women willing to do their part for science. Eating one bar each day for a year will help study whether a key chemical... More »

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heart disease • diet • menopause • blood pressure • The Hershey Company • chocolate • flavonoids • dark chocolate

Dark Chocolate Fends Off Pregnancy Problems

Chemical helps prevent preeclampsia, study finds

Apr 29, 08 3:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - Pregnant women who indulge in a daily treat of dark chocolate are cutting the risk of a serious complication, according to new research. Dark chocolate, rich in the chemical theobromine, helped prevent preeclampsia, a serious condition related to high blood pressure that affects up to 8% of pregnancies, the study... More »

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pregnancy • blood pressure • chocolate • prenatal care

Silicon Valley Startup Craves
Chocolate

Tcho founders predict a coffee-like revolution for the sweet stuff

Apr 23, 08 11:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - San Francisco startup Tcho has all the sweet Silicon Valley trimmings, the Economist reports; high-profile tech alums, online beta testing and stock options for all. But its product is even sweeter: top-quality chocolate. The company has developed a means to grade cocoa beans' complex nuances on a "flavor wheel,... More »

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food • Silicon Valley • innovation • chocolate • agricultural economy

EU Probes Chocolate Price Fixing

Hershey, Mars, others suspected of conspiracy

Feb 20, 08 6:22 AM CST
(Newser) - The European Commission suspects candy giant Hershey of conspiring with other chocolate and candy manufacturers in an industry-wide price-fixing scheme, AP reports. Both Hershey and rival Mars recently received requests for information from the commission after some 50 civil lawsuits in the US have alleged price fixing. The two companies... More »

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Germany • Mars • Canada • Hershey • conspiracy • Cadbury Schweppes • Kraft • price fixing • chocolate • candy • Nestle • European Commission

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