5 Shocking Facts You Need To Know About Chocolate

Last Updated on January 7, 2021

According to many studies, unlike adults, infants and children absorb a higher concentration of lead into their system even before grabbing that piece of chocolate in their little hands. The latter fact is because of their daily activities and adventures, including eating dirt, inhaling paint chips, and a lot more.

Another reason is that they can breathe faster than adults, which means that they are first to breathe in whatever lead floating in the air. This takes us back to what we have said at the very beginning, chocolate is not the only source of lead but many other factors.

But for young obese people, according to another study, a higher amount of lead has been detected, which even exceeds the allowed international standards, because of their daily consumption of a bag of M&M’s.

While another study exposes that chocolate powder alone might provide an American kid with 3 to 12 of the allowed intake of lead in one serving.

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Destroying Mother Nature And Dealing With Dictators

That sweet piece of chocolate might just taste bitter from now on. If you are among those who always Have a break, and have a Kit-Kat, then you should probably stop this habit! Greenpeace, an environmental group, wanted Nestle to stop supporting rainforest-killing companies.

Therefore called for international attention via a commercial in which they tried to illustrate their idea. The video which was widely viewed on youtube showed that Kit-Kat is actually made of monkey fingers.

Of course, this is not true but it was a smart way to address the issue and make so many chocolate companies phase out their business dealings in Malaysia and Indonesia and even stop using palm oil.

The latter is an ingredient used in chocolate to replace cocoa butter and it is produced via the destruction of vast amounts of rainforest, which threatens the endangering Sumatran tigers, orangutans, and rhinoceroses.

That’s in addition to damaging the whole environment and causing the release of tons of carbon into the air we breath. These plantations were not only accused of destroying mother nature but also of committing brutal human rights violations, such as stealing lands, using slaves, and even murdering.