Whoa! I recently bought a bunch of Green & Black organic dark chocolate bars. It was recommended for a treat now and then while sugar detoxing. So upsetting! Thanks for sharing this info. BTW, our dentist has us using a Waterpik daily. The last time I went in for a dental checkup, the hygienist thanked me for making her job so easy, lol.

I cut all chocolate out in December 2023. I've been following these mostly from consumer reports. I have been advocating for people I know to boycott chocolate. We have to hurt them to get change and the bottom line is where it hurts'em.

@PrimeTimeRJ

3 ай бұрын

truth

@karentemecula

2 ай бұрын

It doesn't seem to be the cocoa growers fault with lead and cadmium. Lead contamination of candies has been recognized as a problem since 1820. There's more than one way in which these metals find their way into cacao. Lead is a post-harvest byproduct. Cacao beans left to dry in the sun become magnets for dust and dirt that can contain particles of lead and other harmful elements.Feb 21, 2024

Thanks for sharing! It's so refreshing to find another nutritionist that digs in and does research. Years ago I worked with a nutritionist who would call product manufacturers to see how they made their products before he recommends them to people. I learned so much! For example olive from the US is very toxic because of the way it's made here. It's fine if it's from Italy. I recently saw a study from UC Davis showing how they tested several olive and avocado oils and over 82% of them are rancid. I also learned that grapeseed oil is the most nutritious so I use that all the time. Thanks again for your dedication and sharing!

@zonyafoco8122

4 ай бұрын

Thank you soooo much!

excellent video. Good to see all the numbers together. Well delivered

@Zonyafoco

4 ай бұрын

Much appreciated!

This is so informative... and Scott's hand reaching for the chocolate made it fun!

@zonyafoco8122

4 ай бұрын

Scott is a character for sure...

You gotta love that Scott! Wow-mind opening to me. I even bought 90% dark chocolate but don't remember brand.

Thank you!! I have been a sometimes great and sometimes slacker flosser. BUT now, I will floss daily. Also, had no idea about heavy metals in chocolate! Will enjoy an tablespoon full only!!

I heard this a few weeks ago, and I am shocked. I love chocolate and put two tablespoons of cacao in my smoothie every morning. ( I don't anymore) It helped get all the greens down in my smoothie. I fear eating it now. I can't wrap my head around the idea that a little lead is okay. Thank you for posting this and giving better options.

@sharinaross1865

4 ай бұрын

Hmmm. I put cocoa in my dark coffee weekly.

@PastorCheryl

4 ай бұрын

Me too, I use the cacao nibs. and now I see the warning at the bottom of the bag. ARRG! @aross1865

Thanks for letting us know Zonya! Even though it’s bad news, we need to know! Appreciate you!

@zonyafoco8122

4 ай бұрын

You're welcome. Thanks for watching and caring about your health.

Got your cookbook 2days early am loving it❤

@Zonyafoco

3 ай бұрын

Yay! Thank you!

I remember eating handful after handful of chocolate chips! Your demo of that cracked me up. I never loved chocolate so this makes it that much easier to just not have it anymore. Thanks for this info Zonya!!

@Zonyafoco

3 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! Next video is on Alzheimers and Dementia. Make sure you subscribe to my channel and hit the bell for alerts. Thanks a Broccoli Bunch!

Thank you, Zonya! Love you! Yes, bad news but good news, too. It been a guilty pleasure too often and way more than 1 T, but no more!

@Zonyafoco

3 ай бұрын

Excellent Jeannie!

Thank you for the info

@zonyafoco8122

4 ай бұрын

You're Welcome!

I'm just joining the conversation but I didn't catch the chocolate that your husband ate! What chocolate you recommend! Thanks! God bless you!

I am so sad, but thank you! We need to know this.

@Zonyafoco

4 ай бұрын

Yes we do

After discovering this I'm eating one square of Lindt 70% a day.

Just ordered you cookbook Eat Well. Can't wait to get it.

@Zonyafoco

4 ай бұрын

My book is Eat Real.

@peggykey5570

3 ай бұрын

That's it!

I have been eating about one-third of a bar of dark chocolate a day for more than 20 years with no adverse effects.

@zonyafoco8122

4 ай бұрын

SAME! And if your diet includes lots of the foods that help clear toxins, that absolutely helps!!!

@Wyeynee

2 ай бұрын

This doesn't prove anything to be honest

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What about carob powder or carob chips? Are they any better? I have heard of this as a substitute.

Never heard this before. Love me some Dark Chocolate and hope it is not heavy in my brand

But how do we know ? Is it written in the ingredients list ? How do they know the percentage ?

I'm 66, in great health and recently dropped 72% cacao bars I've been eating for 30 years for 100% cacao powder and baking wafers. I'm happy to sacrifice sugar flavor for nutrition and better health. Good post.

@Zonyafoco

Ай бұрын

Thank You

If you're worried about Caladium there's a whole lot of it in the soil and it's in a lot of the food we eat

Why? is it in the manufacturing equipment or in the trees? What?

@karentemecula

2 ай бұрын

There's more than one way in which these metals find their way into cacao. Lead is a post-harvest byproduct. Cacao beans left to dry in the sun become magnets for dust and dirt that can contain particles of lead and other harmful elements.Feb 21, 2024

Whats your thoughts on berberine.👍👍🥰

Wait, no more Erithitol ? What did I mis? Why is it off your list?

Where and how did lead and cadmium get into chocolate ?

How is this happening? Why is it being sold!?

What about coffee?

I have been eating dark chocolate for years and I’m 78.Especially dark chocolate marshmallow.

I’m just devastated!! 😢

@zonyafoco8122

4 ай бұрын

SAME!

What ever happened to CAROB? Chocolatey taste, perhaps no lead?

What about some chocolate brands from Canada. Like Chipits?

@zonyafoco8122

4 ай бұрын

I suggest you contact the company directly to ask. But it is a wide-spread problem in the cocoa farming industry

Are the iron and cadmium naturally occurring in cocoa or is it added to the cocoa, the chocolate?

@Zonyafoco

4 ай бұрын

Cocoa is grown in southern countries that still use leaded gas. The cocoa bean is dried next to the rides. It's in the air and ground.

@PastorCheryl

4 ай бұрын

Wow!@@Zonyafoco

@Zonyafoco

4 ай бұрын

Here's the detail in the studies... Lead and cadmium both occur naturally in the earth’s crust, and cadmium, in particular, exists in soil. Humans have made things much worse, however, through activities like mining, manufacturing, transportation, and agriculture. Modern-day levels of these metals have not only been increasing in soil but also in water and air. As cacao trees grow, they absorb soil nutrients through their roots. And they also absorb cadmium, which accumulates in the tree as it grows. Not all cacao-producing regions are equal in soil cadmium, which explains why some of the chocolates had very little cadmium while others were much higher. Lead, on the other hand, hardly gets into the tree’s tissues at all. Researchers have found almost no lead in the interior of cacao beans while they’re still on the tree. Instead, the lead accumulated on the outer shell. What’s more, lead levels were low soon after beans were picked and removed from pods, but increased as beans dried in the sun for days, as lead-contaminated dust and dirt settled on the beans. During fermentation, the sticky pulp from the bean can also attract particles of lead from the environment, which are transferred to the nibs during sorting and processing and end up in the final chocolate product. Where’s all this lead coming from? Researchers tested high-lead beans from Nigeria and discovered that the lead isotopes implicated fumes and particulates from leaded gasoline. Subsequent investigation found that the harvested beans were typically dried next to the road, to make transport easier and more efficient. @@PastorCheryl

@PastorCheryl

4 ай бұрын

Wow! Wow and WOW! Thank you so m much for this information.@@Zonyafoco

@karentemecula

2 ай бұрын

There's more than one way in which these metals find their way into cacao. Lead is a post-harvest byproduct. Cacao beans left to dry in the sun become magnets for dust and dirt that can contain particles of lead and other harmful elements.Feb 21, 2024

What about the soy lecithin? I have always looked for chocolate without soy.

@zonyafoco8122

4 ай бұрын

Not nearly of equal concern.

I just ate 8 dark chocolate chips. I put them in a tiny bowl and savor each one slowly. I’m also watching my added sugar.

@Zonyafoco

3 ай бұрын

You got this! Next video is on Alzheimers and Dementia. Make sure you subscribe to my channel and hit the bell for alerts. Thanks a Broccoli Bunch!

YES! JUST DID THIS YESTERDAY! HANDFUL OF CHOCOLATE CHIPS! HAVE TO STOP....😂😂😂

I ate dark chocolate 78% and at night, when i slept, i felt tired and my head went crazy, weird. I will never eat dark chocolate again. It also has caffeine in it that makes us irritable.

@Zonyafoco

3 ай бұрын

yeap

What about actual bacon chocolate like the chocolate that we use in recipes? Does that have this bad stuff in it?

@sharinaross1865

4 ай бұрын

I hope not.

@cindywright14

4 ай бұрын

@@sharinaross1865 I know I’m hoping not to ugg what a pain

Natural/animal fat is good according to many doctors. Ll

Hershey should be shut down.

If you knew how much of those i ate a day... I should be dead soon

@Zonyafoco

3 ай бұрын

It's time to create a new story. Out with the old.

If dark chocolate 🍫 is bad for you! How can it pass! How can store sale dark chocolate the store will have to stop sale it. Anything you eat is bad for you even if you think it's healthy. All foods or drinks has something in it bad for you 😂😂😂