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Eating dark chocolate lowers blood triglyceride levels in adults.

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CONTESTED PARTIAL
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Is it true that eating dark chocolate lowers blood triglyceride levels in adults?

Partly. One systematic review lists dark chocolate's cardiovascular benefits but never addresses triglycerides, while a cross-sectional NHANES analysis found candy consumption frequency unassociated with triglyceride levels. Neither source directly tests whether eating dark chocolate lowers triglycerides in adults.

Verdict: CONTESTED PARTIAL · 1 source for, 1 against · Last checked

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Evidence for · 1
POTENTIAL BENEFITS OF DARK CHOCOLATE IN PREVENTING CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW
2025
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Raseena*, N. M., Nayak, L. A., & Shabaraya, A. R. (2025). POTENTIAL BENEFITS OF DARK CHOCOLATE IN PREVENTING CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW. zenodo.org. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15755848

Evidence against · 1
Body weight status and cardiovascular risk factors in adults by frequency of candy consumption
2013
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Murphy, M., Barraj, L., Bi, X., & Stettler, N. (2013). Body weight status and cardiovascular risk factors in adults by frequency of candy consumption. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1186/1475-2891-12-53

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