Do Chocolates Cause a Gallbladder Attack?

The gallbladder is a small sac under the liver that stores bile. Common diseases of the gallbladder include gallstones and cholecystitis, an inflammation of the gallbladder. Diet and food allergies can affect your gallbladder, especially if you already have a gallbladder condition.

Ireland Wolfe
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Does Dark Chocolate Cause Pimples?

Acne is a skin condition that causes a variety of pimples, or comedones, such as whiteheads, blackheads or cysts. Some foods, such as dark chocolate, can trigger breakouts if you have acne; however, acne triggers vary from person to person.

Kay Uzoma
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Can Eating Chocolate Make Your Throat Burn?

Chocolate is made from cocoa solids, which comes from the beans of the Theobroma cacao plant. Cocoa solids contain flavonoids, which are health-promoting antioxidants.

Leah DiPlacido, Ph.D.
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How to Make Dipping Chocolate Thinner

Melted chocolate is often used as a dip for fruits, pastries and other sweet indulgences. However, if the dipping chocolate is too thick, it can overpower the foods dipped into it or not adhere to their surfaces.

Serena Styles
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How to Replace Oil with Applesauce in Brownies

Brownies have been a part of American food history for almost a century and a half, with early recipes calling for up to a half cup of butter. Though many modern recipes and mixes call for oil instead of butter, they are still not diet friendly since oil contains around 120 calories and 12 grams of fat per tablespoon.

Christi Flaherty
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Chocolate and Estrogen Levels

Eating chocolate causes most people to feel great, "Psychology Today" notes. This is because chocolate contains anandamide, a neurotransmitter that elevates your mood. What is interesting is that women feel the strongest desire to eat chocolate prior to and during their menstrual cycle.

Joseph Pritchard
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How Much Chocolate Is Safe When You Are Pregnant?

Pregnancy requires caution when it comes to certain foods that increase the risk of harm to your baby and could compromise your pregnancy. Chocolate is safe to eat while you are pregnant and may even offer health benefits in moderate amounts.

Eliza Martinez
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Is Expired Chocolate Edible?

If you are in the habit of maintaining an emergency stockpile of chocolate for stressful days, you may occasionally find that some of your supply has become outdated. This raises the obvious question of whether you can still eat the chocolate, especially if it's all you have left and you really, really need some.

Fred Decker
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How to Melt Hershey's Chocolate Bars in a Pan

Most chocolate has a low melting point that can cause it to melt on your kitchen counter on a warm summer's day. This makes it easy to melt down chocolate bars when you want to use it for other recipes.

Jonathan Croswell
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Can Eating Too Much Dark Chocolate Make You Sick?

If you eat too much dark chocolate, you may experience immediate unpleasant symptoms such as indigestion, headache and heartburn. Chocolate's mild psychoactive effects could also produce a feeling of alertness and elation, followed by lethargy and depression.

James Young
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Snickers Candy Bar Nutritional Facts

Snickers is a candy bar that Mars Inc. manufactures. The Snickers slogan -- Snickers satisfies -- isn't far off. Snickers supplies all the major nutrients you need in a balanced diet, as well as many minerals and vitamins.

Abigail Ekue
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Can Chocolate Cause Diverticulitis?

The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases states that many people have small pouches of the large intestine that bulge outward through weak spots in the colon. Multiple pouches are called diverticula. Having diverticula is called diverticulosis.

Catherine Schaffer
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