Attention, chocolate lovers: You may not be able to help yourselves. Swiss and British scientists have linked the widespread love of chocolate to a chemical "signature" that may be programmed into our metabolic systems.
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Phosphorus
Attribution
Author:Kimberly Tessmer, RD, LD
Date Written:
Editor:Duff, Ellen, BA
Edit Date:05/14/00
Reviewer:Jane Hemminger, RD, LD
Date Reviewed:04/03/01
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