Chocolate has had an extensive history throughout Europe and beyond. Along with its base ingredient, cacao, chocolate has vastly changed in terms of use, form, means of consumption, and purposes served within society. Within this paper, a chronological depiction, analysis, and comparison with contemporary contexts will be conducted regarding chocolate’s origins, and its roles, significance, and use in Europe. Cacao in Aztec Society, the Age of Discovery and Spanish Conquistadors The latest incarnation of chocolate before European ‘borrowing’ was within...
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In this essay, I'm going to discuss whether there really is a relationship between chocolate consumption and heart health problems. I will formulate my conclusions based on the analysis of studies devoted to this topic. Studies Review First of all, I want to review the studies that have been conducted and highlight their results. For example, Veronese et. al. (2018) try to have an insight into the relationship between the consumption of chocolate and health outcomes due to its ingestion....
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When most people are asked if they like chocolate they will say yes. There are more people who do than don’t. This answer though is an uninformed response. As far as most people are concerned chocolate comes from the store, we are unaware of the process that gets it into the pretty packages we bring it home in. However, there are some things people don’t know about the process, good and bad things. There are environmental effects as well as...
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Chocolate is one of the most liked and craved foods as it combines the sensuous feeling of melting cocoa with the innate preference for a sweet taste and creamy texture (Visioli et al., 2009). However, chocolate is often subject to a love-hate relationship as, despite how tasty and satisfying it may be, it also comes with a high sugar content and a lot of calories (Fletcher, Pine, Woodbridge & Nash, 2007). Furthermore, a considerable amount chocolate consumption can also contribute...
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Addictions are a very serious topic of discussion which has recently flooded the media. There are several types of addiction, each with a respective magnitude, and food addictions fall into this category. Food addiction is often pushed to the side by addictions deemed more detrimental by society. This accusation of food addictions not being detrimental does not accurately represent the magnitude of the situation. There are several categories of food addiction and one of these is the addiction to sweets,...
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The main objective of this paper is to determine, the increase of depression in adolescents aged 16-19 years, in Mexico City, from 2014 to 2018, according to the 'Morbidity Yearbook' of the General Directorate of Epidemiology, to understand the importance of focusing our attention on This type of suffering, given that there is currently an increase in this type of ailments, with young people being one of the social groups, in which they predominate. In search of possible solutions, identify...
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Ivory Coast (Cote d'Ivoire) is located in West Africa and it is one of the world’s top cocoa producers. They produce cacao beans which are very treasurable and important for the country’s financial management and consistency. The cocoa bean is the dried and fermented seed of Theobroma cacao tree and the basic ingredient of chocolate and develops in the tropical atmospheres in Western Africa, Asia, and Latin America. The cacao bean is all the more normally alluded to as cocoa....
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Chocolate is consumed worldwide with 7.2 million tons of chocolate being consumed in 2009 (Statista, 2015). There is a large quantity of research investigating the impacts of large chocolate consumption such as research investigating cardiovascular benefits of eating chocolate. Dietary trials have found improvement in insulin sensitivity (Grassi, Lippi, Necozione, Desideri & Ferri, 2005), blood pressure (Grassi et al., 2007) and cerebral blood flow (Sorond, Lipsitz, Hollenberg & Fisher 2008). However, there is less research investigating whether chocolate can have...
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Introduction People all over the world love chocolate, and its history goes back more than 3,000 years to the ancient kingdoms of Mesoamerica. Chocolate has changed a lot over the years to become the sweet, decadent treat we love today. It started out as a bitter drink made from the cacao bean. From bean to bar, chocolate's story is an interesting one of cultural exchange, new food ideas, and international trade. People have worshiped it as a gift from the...
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