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The Sweet
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BY XINYI WONG
I
n 1778 Thomas Jefferson wrote in a letter to John Adams,
“the superiority of chocolate, both for health and
nourishment, will soon give it the same preference over tea
and coffee in America which it has in Spain.” But the
knowledge of chocolate’s efficacy goes back even further
than that — according to legend, the Aztec king Montezuma
required cocoa beans as tribute from conquered nations and drank
copious amounts of chocolate every day. Despite chocolate’s
reputation as junk food, its multitude of nutrients and antioxidants
puts it above other sugary sweets. We look at a few reasons to
choose chocolate for your next treat.
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