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Chocolate consumption by country

Geoff Riley

25th July 2015

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Chocolate lovers can be forgiven for being in an perpetual state of confusion about the health effects of their devotion to the cocoa bean. One week they are told that nailing their favourite bar is route one to obesity and increased diabetes risk; a week later and they read that a high chocolate intake is linked to a lower risk of stroke, even after taking other potential risk factors into account.

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Geoff Riley

Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for nearly forty years. He has over twenty years experience as Head of Economics at leading schools. He writes extensively and is a contributor and presenter on CPD and Revision conferences in the UK and overseas.

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