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Clinical Trial
. 2012 Mar 26;172(6):519-21.
doi: 10.1001/archinternmed.2011.2100.

Association between more frequent chocolate consumption and lower body mass index

Beatrice A Golomb, Sabrina Koperski, Halbert L White
Clinical Trial

Association between more frequent chocolate consumption and lower body mass index

Beatrice A Golomb et al. Arch Intern Med. .
No abstract available

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Conflict of interest statement

Financial Disclosure: All authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest to disclose but profess an anti-conflict via their chocolate purchasing habits.

Comment in

  • Too sweet to be real?
    Koegler H. Koegler H. Arch Intern Med. 2012 Sep 10;172(16):1270; author reply 1270. doi: 10.1001/archinternmed.2012.2524. Arch Intern Med. 2012. PMID: 22965392 No abstract available.

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