Chocolate in Health and Nutrition

<p>Prehispanic Use of Cocoa.- History of the Medical Use of Chocolate.- Cocoa and Its By-Products: Identification and Utilization.- The Microbiology of Cocoa Fermentation.- Fungi and Mycotoxin Occurrence in Cocoa.- Non-nutritive Mineral Constituents in Chocolate and Cocoa.-Chocolate and Cocoa Aroma.- Composition of Cacao Beans.- Industrial and Home Processing of Cocoa Polyphenols.- Methods in Chocolate Analysis: Use of Atomic Spectrometric Techniques.- Chocolate By-product Consumption by Wild and Domestic Animals.- Chocolate Bars Based on Human Nutritional Requirements.- Comparing Sunflower Stearins with Cocoa Butter.- Low-Calorie Chocolates and Acceptability/Sensory Properties.- Polyphenols in Cocoa: From In Vitro Digestion to In Vivo Bioavailability.- The Effect of Chocolate on Human and Gut Microbial Metabolic Interactions: Emphasis on Human Health and Nutritional Status.- The Absorption, Metabolism, and Pharmacokinetics of Chocolate Polyphenols.- Biological Activity of Cacao Husk and Mass Lignin Carbohydrate Complexes.- Clinical Benefits of Cocoa: An Overview.-   Endothelial Control of Vascular Tone by Chocolate and Other Polyphenols.- Chocolate Flavonoids in the Prevention of Arterial Disease.- Chocolate and Coronary Heart Disease.- Dark Chocolate and (Pre-)Hypertension.- Polyphenol-rich Cocoa and Chocolate: Potential Role in the Prevention of Diabetes.-  Polyphenol-Rich Dark Chocolate in Treatment of Diabetes Mellitus Risk Factors.- Chocolate and Cancer Prevention?.- The Effects of Cocoa- and Chocolate-Related Products on Neurocognitive  Functioning.- Flavonoid-Rich Chocolate and Cognitive Improvement.- Cocoa and Chocolate: Chemistry, Biochemistry, and Beneficial Brain Effects.- Chocolate: Mood.- Chocolate: Psychopharmacological Aspects, Mood, and Addiction.- Chocolate and Pain Tolerance.- Cocoa for Recovery.-  Chocolate and Withdrawal.- Cues Linked to the Consumption of Chocolate: Orexin and Reward-Based FeedingBehaviors.-  Behavioral, Cognitive, and Affective Consequences of Trying to Avoid Chocolate.- Chocolate and Children’s Food and Flavor Preferences.- Chocolate Use and Knowledge in Oral and Dental Health in Children.- Acne and Chocolate: Is There Any Evidence of Their Association?.- Cocoa and Chocolate in Humans: The Rationale for Clinical Studies on Healthy Volunteers.</p>