Chocolate: a review of published reports of allergic and other deleterious effects, real or presumed
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Chocolate: a review of published reports of allergic and other deleterious effects, real or presumed
Abstract
Although there are specific contraindications to the ingestion of chocolate by selected individuals, these do not apply to the general population with a frequency that is suggested by the pervasive mistrust of chocolate. These contraindications and mistrusts are reviewed.
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