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tl;dr: concentrations of cadmium and lead in dark chocolate, so no you don't need to avoid dark chocolate. Eat it in moderation.
by doublerabbit 4y ago
tl;dr: concentrations of cadmium and lead in dark chocolate, so no you don't need to avoid dark chocolate. Eat it in moderation.
- Mordisquitos 4y agoAnother manifestation of Betteridge's law: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betteridge's_law_of_headlines https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betteridge's_law_of_headlines
- WastingMyTime89 4y agoNo, this is not an article. This is from the “ask column” and is a genuine question from someone eating dark chocolate every day including when she was pregnant and then breastfeeding. The answer given is actually yes, probably, you should if you are pregnant or breastfeeding and limiting consumption the rest of the time would be wise.
- prmoustache 4y agoI am pretty sure that if you were to follow all these kinds of headlines, you wouldn't be able to eat anything while being pregnant. Like even organic vegetables are often contamined or not sold for what they really are.
- WinstonSmith84 4y agoNot sure why it's downvoted, but that's written in the article: > A general rule of thumb is to consume no more than an ounce per day, Dr. Melough said. Eating more than that raises concerns not only about heavy metals, but also about high levels of saturated fat, she added. Regardless of the (too high amount of cadmium and lead), one shall not eat more than 1 ounce (30 grams) a day.
- kwhitefoot 4y agoAn ounce a day would be 10 kg per year, that's an awful lot of dark chocolate! According to Statista the average per capita consumption of chocolate confectionery in the US is about 9 kg so most people are well below the danger levels.