Chocolate and Health

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Conti, Ario (Editor), Paoletti, Rodolfo (Editor), Poli, Andrea (Editor), Visioli, Francesco (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Milano : Springer Milan : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Pharmacology.; Food > Biotechnology.; Complementary medicine.; Health promotion.; Cardiology.; Biomedicine.; Pharmacology/Toxicology.; Health Promotion and Disease Prevention.; Complementary & Alternative Medicine.; Food Science.

Cocoa and chocolate are the subjects of much research in the fields of food chemistry, food technology, and health science. We now know that cocoa contains a remarkable number of bioactive compounds, and these are being tested in humans to verify their disease prevention characteristics. This state...