Journal
MOLECULAR NUTRITION & FOOD RESEARCH
Volume 52, Issue 10, Pages 1215-1227Publisher
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/mnfr.200700264
Keywords
Chocolate; Cocoa; Food history; Foods for health; History of medicine
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- Mars, Inc.
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The medicinal use of chocolate has a long history in North America dating back to the 16th century, From Mesoamerican Codices and European Treatises scholars have determined that for hundreds of years the beverage called chocolate was administered to the sick and prescribed homeopathically to prevent illness. Yet, little scholarship exists that focuses, on medicinal chocolate usage in early North America (18th-19th century). This paper examines medical practices during this era and associated medicinal norms with special attention given to chocolate/cocoa usage. Given the current scientific attention on the relationship between dark chocolate consumption and heart disease attenuation it is timely to investigate and chronicle America's medical forebears' understanding of, and practices related to, the medicinal use of chocolate. Indeed, there is a significant amount of literature to suggest that chocolate was used for wellness and to treat illness.
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