The bad news: Many people don’t get enough iron in their diet. The good news: One ounce of dark chocolate has 3.37 mg of iron Ladies, that’s 5.5 ounces a day that you clearly need. Sorry guys, you’ll get your daily allotment with 2.5. - ThreadSky

shematologist.medsky.social • 156 days ago

The bad news: Many people don’t get enough iron in their diet.

The good news: One ounce of dark chocolate has 3.37 mg of iron

Ladies, that’s 5.5 ounces a day that you clearly need.

Sorry guys, you’ll get your daily allotment with 2.5.

Comments

mamarose.bsky.social•155 days ago

As the oddball of the family, I’ve always been a dark chocolate lover.
Ever heard of a dark chocolate/carmel called Reisen?
Look for them in the candy aisle.
Yum!

shematologist.medsky.social•155 days ago

I haven’t but now I’m gonna look.

belamanth.bsky.social•155 days ago

Using ounces and mg in one post makes me die a little on the inside.

pinkprincess.bsky.social•156 days ago

Making notes to eat more chocolate 🍫.
For medical and self care purposes, for science. 😊

crmarvin.bsky.social•156 days ago

Iron fortification can cause intense diarrhea. Be careful when choosing how you get your iron.not sure if chocolate would help or exacerbate the risks of diarrhea.

shematologist.medsky.social•156 days ago

Iron more commonly causes constipation

ajrimmer.bsky.social•155 days ago

Lister must be the most iron filled gimboid in the galaxy in that case. Smeggin chocolate smeg.

snarkysunbro.bsky.social•156 days ago

Dark chocolate is metal confirmed.

tom-paine1737.bsky.social•155 days ago

Good, though not nearly as bioavailable as heme iron

oddpocalypse.bsky.social•156 days ago

Watch out though! Dark chocolate has been discovered to contain cadmium and lead in certain brands (and by that I mean almost all of them)

steelyjim.bsky.social•155 days ago

We can get ours with a pint of Guinness 🤣

domino1.bsky.social•156 days ago

It is what it is- guess I’ll have to eat more!

arrdavid.bsky.social•156 days ago

You could include these cookies for a dose of vitamin D during the winter months.

marrystillz.bsky.social•156 days ago

📌

lexxie-da-enigma.bsky.social•155 days ago

Thank you my iron deficiency is a nightmare 💓

lbvagina.bsky.social•155 days ago

I get so much iron I piss nails.

luna-melt.bsky.social•155 days ago

Standard serving size of most things is 3 oz, or about the size of your fist, I'm told. So you're saying we need to eat more than a fist-worth of chocolate every day. Check.

e-m-e-l-l-i-s.bsky.social•156 days ago

Afternoon snack update:
❌ celery and peanut butter
✅ dark chocolate covered pistachios

Thank you 😁

sinter-klaas.bsky.social•156 days ago

You made the nice list Doctor. Keep sharing your nutritional expertise to improve the health of others. Kindness (and dark chocolate) spreads joy to the world.

Happy holidays 🎅🏻

porterclark.bsky.social•155 days ago

I have three sons who all have hemochromatosis, so they definitely get enough iron, chocolate or not.

adiw1202.bsky.social•156 days ago

Mm hmm!

gavinholbrook.bsky.social•156 days ago

Also high in lead

velvetpage.bsky.social•155 days ago

From a former anemic: mix your iron with something that contains vitamin C to improve absorption.

velvetpage.bsky.social•155 days ago

It occurs to me that a Terry's chocolate orange might work here. (I'm kidding but trying to fit the theme.)

jbooksy.bsky.social•156 days ago

I eat a lot of chocolate. I still ended up w low ferritin & have to drink what is basically Geritol.

doesanyonecare.bsky.social•156 days ago

"Alexa add dark chocolate to the shopping list"

d-harris.bsky.social•156 days ago

Ooohhh, a “prescription” to eat chocolate! 🤣

leavingamessage.bsky.social•156 days ago

Hum, ironic 🤔

laugh56.bsky.social•156 days ago

I can get on board for that

doxie-dachsie.bsky.social•155 days ago

A welcome prescription indeed. 🍫 🫕

michaelprager.bsky.social•155 days ago

Joke, right?

valboi.bsky.social•156 days ago

What if I’m anemic?

advod.bsky.social•156 days ago

Depends on why you are anemic.

valboi.bsky.social•156 days ago

Thalassemia minor.
Greek and born with it.

I just want more chocolate!

beatnik69.bsky.social•155 days ago

I read that and thought Thalassemia minor was a region of Greece. Wasn't it conquered by Darius the Great? 🤣🤣🤣

valboi.bsky.social•154 days ago

I have distant relatives in Thessaloniki. I’ll ask them if they’ve met Darius.

advod.bsky.social•156 days ago

For thalassemia trait-induced anemia, taking folate may help a bit. You have higher RBC turnover and thus need more of the relevant vitamins for blood making.

valboi.bsky.social•156 days ago

I’m not seeing the word ‘chocolate’.

valboi.bsky.social•156 days ago

fayelle.bsky.social•156 days ago

It's a folate chaser, obviously.

janiac246.bsky.social•155 days ago

Use a cast iron pan for cooking.

valboi.bsky.social•155 days ago

Eww...I'd rather just be regular anemic than anemic using cast iron pans.

Why do you recommend such a thing?
I didn't think people from Massachusetts were mean.

janiac246.bsky.social•155 days ago

Cast iron pans are great! No PFAS, they don't break, they are awesome for cooking as you can start something on the stove and shove it in the oven to finish. They are a handy weapon if someone gets out of line. 🤣

simon-jester.bsky.social•155 days ago

But what if I'm feeling pretty when I eat it?

anonymmouse3333.bsky.social•156 days ago

Should I melt the dark chocolate before injecting into my veins? or will shavings work? 😉

hobobolo.bsky.social•155 days ago

Then I need 8 ounces..lol

darthdad.bsky.social•155 days ago

Challenge accepted!

megyver.bsky.social•155 days ago

And with Lindt chocolate you can add lead and cadmium to your diet.

mathewgwilson.bsky.social•156 days ago

Dark chocolate also improves mood. And keeps the microbiome happy.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnutbio.2021.108854

tjonesview.bsky.social•156 days ago

batofthebelfry.bsky.social•155 days ago

So that is why I crave chocie so much...

nvlife.bsky.social•155 days ago

Earlier this year my hands became swollen. Urgent care Dr said I had a virus. Did labs the next day and found out I was anemic. I take a daily vitamin with Iron now and eat my fortified Cheerios every morning.

geanieg.bsky.social•155 days ago

I have no clue who you are, but I already love you.

freedomcall0147.bsky.social•155 days ago

Hi Geanie how are you today ?

geanieg.bsky.social•155 days ago

Feeling good, drinking tea, feeling cozy with all the snow outside. Appreciate your messages and hope you are all well also. :)

freedomcall0147.bsky.social•155 days ago

I’m fine thank you… Good to see you here Geanie

shanzshenaniganz.bsky.social•156 days ago

If you’re saying I have to eat chocolate daily for myself, who am I to argue?

kagewithak.bsky.social•155 days ago

i dont realy get the math but cant i just eat iron its everywhere

sarocus.bsky.social•156 days ago

We should probably eat 6 ounces anyway, just to be safe.

rstedder1298.bsky.social•155 days ago

Yay! great news

t0mmy44.dev•156 days ago

I'm not hearing a "don't overdo it" 😎🍫

clemisan.bsky.social•156 days ago

Some men might try to find now their female side, for once…

alisha3234.bsky.social•156 days ago

Only Saturday I found this out! I have low iron (5% at my last test a week ago), I have stage 4 endo and don't get much through diet. On 3 iron tablets a day from when was 6% at last test in Aug, but bad at remembering to take all 3, trying to find out what I could eat and then found this out! 🤣

fraumutti.bsky.social•155 days ago

I have iron deficiency anemia and take an iron pill everyday.

bealzebum.bsky.social•156 days ago

Oh, ounces and milligrams 😬 . Interesting post, though.

rpg-volley.bsky.social•156 days ago

Me, after housing the whole bar

atomjack.com•155 days ago

And the worse news: dark chocolate has cadmium and lead. https://www.consumerreports.org/health/food-safety/lead-and-cadmium-in-dark-chocolate-a8480295550/

drawstickpeople.medsky.social•156 days ago

What's the conversation for milk chocolate?

alicele.bsky.social•156 days ago

Can do it!
Thanks for the suggestion!!

rogerwagnermdphd.bsky.social•156 days ago

Better safe than sorry…🤣

thejawnmama.bsky.social•156 days ago

🫶

david-cornelson.bsky.social•155 days ago

Doctor told me I needed 45mg iron (slow fe) daily. It’s definitely made a difference in my activity level.

tibbyblobcat.bsky.social•156 days ago

gonna show this to my doctor

danny74.bsky.social•155 days ago

did someone say eat more chocolate ? hold my beer.

mdsheryl.bsky.social•156 days ago

I’m feeling the urge to go shopping :)

theothermatthew.bsky.social•156 days ago

Dark chocolate should be FSA-eligible!

debtresadernscarr.bsky.social•155 days ago

Would be okay if chocolate didn't make my face swell up

dailyrecipebot.bsky.social•155 days ago

Venha confirir receitas todo dia

igotpopcorn.bsky.social•156 days ago

The Doctor told me to eat chocolate! Best day ever! 😂

gshel24.bsky.social•156 days ago

dranarachnid.bsky.social•156 days ago

Is this difference primarily due to menstruation, or is there another mechanism.

As a woman who doesn't menstruate where do I fall on this spectrum??

Many people are asking!!!

shematologist.medsky.social•156 days ago

Primarily due to menstruation. If you don’t menstruate risk is similar to men (largely dependent on diet as you shouldn’t be losing significant amounts)

iowamare.bsky.social•155 days ago

My husband has too much iron in his blood, he gets a blood letting a few times a year. I don't have enough iron. Thalassemia, which some doc said is most common in Mediterranean people. But I'm Irish...?

chathamgrad.bsky.social•155 days ago

And now I'm following you!

gyriandsulci.bsky.social•156 days ago

justjayne7z.bsky.social•155 days ago

Heck with iron pills I am eating chocolate lol

hornswroggle.bsky.social•156 days ago

Ladies have to "refill" every month...

steeliyedragon.bsky.social•156 days ago

Thanks for this rx, doc! I’ll be sure to be compliant.

deblavoy.bsky.social•156 days ago

How much milk chocolate do we need?

veteranvandal.bsky.social•155 days ago

Probably about 2 or 3 times that with a bunch of sugar. If you are like a powerlifter, that's fine, but sedentary people should probably not plan their diets around how much chocolate they could eat in their diet and get away with it... Even if that's an interesting exercise.

deblavoy.bsky.social•155 days ago

Yeah. I was joking. A girl can dream.

veteranvandal.bsky.social•155 days ago

Well, we all can dream when someone answer how to cacaomaxx your diet while it stays healthy. I don't want to do that math and someone surely has that work done.

mercurywoodrose.bsky.social•155 days ago

Sugar-free milk chocolate gets you halfway there but then you’re consuming huge amounts of cocoa butter. I’ve not actually heard whether that fat is good for us cause no one ever actually cooks with it or eats anything but chocolate that has it. It’s good for your skin.

asparagusnextleft.bsky.social•156 days ago

That's ok, you keep the chocolate, we'll keep the beer.

cheekygoyl.bsky.social•155 days ago

I need more because of my adeno! Can't stop me now!!!!

fuqekgs.medsky.social•156 days ago

@ntradsteminist.bsky.social time for chocolate to keep up those levels lol

ntradsteminist.bsky.social•156 days ago

I have a type 4 hypersensitivity to American chocolate 😭😭😭 my Belgian stash is nearly gone too

fuqekgs.medsky.social•156 days ago

Noooooooooooooo ask Irishman to take a trip to Belgium 😜

harlemedic.bsky.social•155 days ago

In all seriousness could it be a casein (milk) issue? Even "dark" or "bitterweet" chocolate way too often has some in it..

ntradsteminist.bsky.social•155 days ago

My grad school professors all thought I’m allergic to cockroaches bc the FDA allows so many bug parts into food as some crappy coffee blends will give me GI upset, migraines, and pruritus but no rash like chocolate does. Tequila gives me kidney pain lol I’m just broken 😂😭

ntradsteminist.bsky.social•155 days ago

Def not milk though I eat my weight in cheese daily

fuqekgs.medsky.social•155 days ago

Aaannnnd never drinking coffee again

ntradsteminist.bsky.social•155 days ago

I can tell you what brands are fine 😂

alrais.bsky.social•156 days ago

What does the metal player eat? Iron fish

batshit70.bsky.social•156 days ago

I have hereditary hemochromatosis at an extreme level. So. These facts are good to know

dapoppa.bsky.social•156 days ago

The world will be a better place if we’re all nibbling on dark chocolate. 😀🍫

scrapplebottom.bsky.social•156 days ago

The sensorimotor sleep disorder I have prevents me from eating chocolate. Sigh. Ironically, in my case my symptoms are probably from some weird genetic iron homeostasis glitches I have going on. If I don’t take some amount of iron supp every day, my Willis-Elon Disease/RLS gets worse real quick

molesen.bsky.social•156 days ago

If I develop a GI bleed, should I eat more dark chocolate? Asking for a friend.

kaporter.bsky.social•156 days ago

and post-menopausal? lol

cannabanana.bsky.social•156 days ago

Yes 😂 gotta feed the chin hair 🤣🤣

unluckysandwich.bsky.social•155 days ago

Lawd I'm 31 and I already have chin hair. Menopause is gonna be a hell of a something for me.

If I don't have a full beautiful beard after menopause I riot.

henkpoley.bsky.social•155 days ago

unluckysandwich.bsky.social•155 days ago

Lol hey, if I gotta deal with the big scraggly chin hairs might as well hope it at least isn't patchy!

cecelia0329.bsky.social•156 days ago

I'm researching creative writing and decided that in the next 4 years, I'll be using escapism while writing a novel! I'm going to post my experience on here.
I am trying so hard to find a following on this site, the first time I'm not scared too! Shoot me a follow, please, if you'd like ofcourse!

jenny-bone.bsky.social•156 days ago

I'm going to practice eating it. Thank you.

eyedesignthings.bsky.social•156 days ago

Ive given up soda, started eating skyr and kefir with probiotics and eating berries with it and this chocolate stuff. Happy belly no sugar.

eyedesignthings.bsky.social•156 days ago

LOL Doc. I love the Lindt chocolate that is 95% cacao...no sugar what so all super bitter but its great with tea. Its gone up by 25% in price though :(

loufioravanti.bsky.social•155 days ago

I know, but it’s better to be safe than sorry: I’ll take my chances and have 6 ounces, just in case. 😉

habu333.bsky.social•156 days ago

Can I eat 5.5 oz and stop taking my iron supplement?

miss-mtz.bsky.social•156 days ago

So this is why I crave chocolate during my period. Good to know. I’ll be giving in to my cravings going forward.

jambball224.bsky.social•156 days ago

this is the news i needed to hear 😂

mohabruha.bsky.social•156 days ago

Wait… I need this in real life measurement - how many bars of dark chocolate is that? Will 70 vs 90% makes a huge difference?

Help?

joyfullcat.bsky.social•155 days ago

Nooo! That could by why I'm always too high and yes, conditions have been ruled out.😱

teamhaem.bsky.social•155 days ago

That explains this film

harriet75.bsky.social•156 days ago

I was just told I am Iron deficient....

velvetpage.bsky.social•155 days ago

Whatever you take for it, take vitamin C with it (eat an orange!) and keep your dairy and vitamin D at a different point in the day. Iron +C interferes with calcium +D absorption and vice versa.

ebadofsky.bsky.social•155 days ago

I just 𝘥𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘥 I am iron deficient.

venezuelanbeaver.bsky.social•155 days ago

And if pregnant, it must be about 10-12 ounces!

alexhematologist.bsky.social•156 days ago

Eh, most of it is not absorbed efficiently. Variety and quantity is more important.

charleygirl.bsky.social•156 days ago

Is iron needed for senior women? I see +50 multivitamins for women that labels 'No Iron'

shematologist.medsky.social•156 days ago

Less important/often not needed once no longer menstruating

cindylb.bsky.social•155 days ago

True or a Mehmet Oz-ism?

adtux.bsky.social•156 days ago

I’m in!

blackjacklogan.bsky.social•156 days ago

well, i guess what must be done must be done.

msmads.bsky.social•155 days ago

I prefer milk chocolate though 👀

aegg527.bsky.social•156 days ago

Now THAT just made my day!! Done

junecleaver1963.bsky.social•156 days ago

No, I’ll get my allotment at the amount I deem appropriate for my andropausal mood 🤷🏻‍♂️😂

martharn.bsky.social•155 days ago

It would be nice if I didn't have to give so much Infed! Eat that dark chocolate folks for the iron! -from your infusion nurse

orebeachgirl.bsky.social•156 days ago

I have always said chocolate is an essential nutrient!! #KnewIt 🤣🤣🍫

pixietrix.bsky.social•155 days ago

Justin’s mini dark chocolate peanut butter cups are top tier candy excellence to me! 😋🍫

ancientseraph.bsky.social•156 days ago

This explains so much why dark chocolate during this pregnancy has been so energizing. Literally lifeline to working my 10-12 hour shifts

bevdower.bsky.social•156 days ago

I’m good with that!

empressdlion.bsky.social•155 days ago

My chocolate cravings has increased drastically. And, you're telling me Incan eat a piece everyday? I have to come to grips with this new info.

*Goes to my kitchen to look for chocolate*

bjjgaming.bsky.social•156 days ago

Now that I'm postmenopausal, I can cut back on the chocolate

socialistideals.bsky.social•155 days ago

But I'm allergic to chocolate 😭

bradleycbarth.bsky.social•156 days ago

Might be some lead and cadmium too?

pdxforestcrone.bsky.social•156 days ago

Groen chocolate edibles. You'll thank me later.

bodhiexplorers.bsky.social•155 days ago

Permission to eat dark chocolate. I love it 😊

dennisrenmd.bsky.social•156 days ago

It’s a normal distribution right? Because I think my requirement maybe skews towards the higher end?

kimpieuk.bsky.social•156 days ago

If guys or girls drink red wine , it reduces iron absorption I think = need even more chocolate?? 🍫 win win

rlinderer.bsky.social•156 days ago

(Runs down to the hospital gift shop for said chocolate)

rlinderer.bsky.social•155 days ago

Doctor's orders!

jmb3.bsky.social•156 days ago

Seriously 1/3 of US is iron deficient!! I did not take it seriously and collapsed one day. I had tried cooking w iron skillet, eating tons of iron rich food. But for some reason my body only processed iron as a supplement. Tested once a yr & am AOK. Take it seriously.

Will buy choc. tomorrow😀

glappingcarr.bsky.social•156 days ago

I also loved using dark chocolate for the transplant patients that couldn’t get enough magnesium!

skepticalscot.bsky.social•155 days ago

Iron overload disorder mean I shouldn’t eat chocolate????

monzamayhem.bsky.social•156 days ago

As a former daily dark chocolate eater, just be aware of the lead level in the chocolate you eat.
https://www.consumerreports.org/health/food-safety/a-third-of-chocolate-products-are-high-in-heavy-metals-a4844566398/

rabsinthe.scot•155 days ago

furtivequart.bsky.social•155 days ago

Mmmmmmmm dark chocolate 🤤🤤🤤 (most of my family hates dark chocolate lmao)

redgp.bsky.social•156 days ago

Now, here's a bright spot in day!

iamanu.bsky.social•156 days ago

do you rec BID or TID?

borntoeatbacon.com•156 days ago

2.5 bars of dark chocolate? I can live with that.

permakult.bsky.social•156 days ago

Hoping people can just find brands without lead contamination (which they are not required to disclose). Lentils and broccoli can be plan b 🥦😊

alanplotzker.bsky.social•156 days ago

Loophole: if I eat milk chocolate instead (0.7 mg/oz), I’ll need 12 ounces a day. Women get 26.5 ounces

I see no flaws in my nutritional reasoning here

projectspacetime.bsky.social•155 days ago

sinisternails1.bsky.social•155 days ago

What % dark chocolate are we talking? I could argue my OTC benefits should cover it…

damoshma.bsky.social•156 days ago

📌

lavariz.bsky.social•156 days ago

But most dark chocolate has a measurable amount of lead in it

2dognight.bsky.social•156 days ago

Do you know how many Trader Joe’s dark chocolate covered almonds that would be?

willkirousis.bsky.social•156 days ago

Better to be safe than sorry... 🤣

ogben.bsky.social•155 days ago

While you're at it, it's probably better to have even more than that to make up for any factory defects 😅

rmsksdana.bsky.social•156 days ago

This is exactly what I needed to hear today! I knew there was a reason why I love dark chocolate! 💕

neil-ramsay.com•156 days ago

It’s okay. I’m a few days behind anyway. I need to catch up.

jenniferphilp.bsky.social•155 days ago

Brb.

wyd20.bsky.social•152 days ago

Does this apply to kidney friendly chocolate? 😬

canadian911guy.bsky.social•156 days ago

Imma still eat 11 OZ... 😳🤣

apuf.bsky.social•156 days ago

Wait wut u said chocolate….?

kelleymac.bsky.social•155 days ago

My gawd. Why aren't you running All The Things?

s-viny.bsky.social•155 days ago

I have always said Chocolate is a vitamin as it is required daily. I was not wrong😊

spiceminister.bsky.social•156 days ago

Ah, that’s why my iron levels are sufficient 😜

thesame40.bsky.social•156 days ago

Please be mindful of which & whose choc you consume. Some brands have unusually high levels of metals we don't need .

emlynsshoes.bsky.social•156 days ago

My grandparents' generation believed there was a lot of iron in Guinness. It was given out on maternity wards to help with replacing blood lost in childbirth. Truth is, you need a daunting 53 pints of Guinness a day to get your iron requirement (31 pints if you don't menstruate).

emlynsshoes.bsky.social•156 days ago

The good news is that red wine really is rich in iron. You can get your daily iron requirement from 1645ml if you menstruate, and a mere 967ml a day if you don't

shematologist.medsky.social•156 days ago

Sadly the tannins in wine inhibit iron absorption

bravofan.bsky.social•156 days ago

I read green tea too. I separate a couple hrs pre and post to be safe.

emlynsshoes.bsky.social•156 days ago

At 1.6 litres of wine every day, I imagine anaemia isn't going to be your most pressing problem

carp8dm.bsky.social•155 days ago

But why?

inezsneks2024.bsky.social•156 days ago

I am Ironwoman!!!

lilbit0jd.bsky.social•155 days ago

It is a great source of iron. It’s better for you if it’s higher than 80%
And, Cacao is even better as it’s proven to be full of antioxidants. So it’s a win win. Way better than iceberg 🥬

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4696435/

evilhomer589.bsky.social•156 days ago

Unfortunately, it also contains lead and cadmium at higher than recommended levels.

shematologist.medsky.social•156 days ago

It’s my understanding that certain brands were found to be a problem. Not all dark chocolate has lead

bravofan.bsky.social•156 days ago

is it true that we only absorb a tiny amount of dietary iron? I also cook with a cast iron pan.

evilhomer589.bsky.social•156 days ago

Unless those brands are listed and available, it’s a gamble.

flojohorman.bsky.social•155 days ago

Down the cemetery to chew the railings with you 😉

urfagundem.bsky.social•155 days ago

Isn this a legit information>?

cellaidk.bsky.social•155 days ago

Dark chocolate is so gross tho 😫

lielac.bsky.social•156 days ago

IIUC people only absorb 2-10% of the non-heme iron in food they eat, sooooo. 55-275 ounces of dark chocolate a day, get snacking!

nancoise.bsky.social•155 days ago

I wish I had known this when I was anemic 30 years ago. Alas, I haven't had chocolate in 5 months and I'm storing 3 lbs. of it in my fridge! 😭😭😭

jennyohreally.bsky.social•155 days ago

So my piece of dark chocolate pie with a glass of dark chocolate milk was not a bad lunch, it was me choosing health foods? 😊

benny-mb.bsky.social•156 days ago

ohhhh man I could use some dark chocolate rn

linkfreeman1998.bsky.social•156 days ago

can we mine irons off the chocolates?

delicaboy.bsky.social•155 days ago

Well that’s just dark

Chocolate …..😳🦋💜

figment2.bsky.social•155 days ago

And since you need fruit every day, fermented wine juice, Especially ZINFANDEL is PERFECT with dark chocolate!

indigofizz.bsky.social•156 days ago

Works for me!! Just polished off 2 ounces.

asmithy.bsky.social•156 days ago

My doctor refused to prescribe my NHS chocolate! 🤪

erikahamilton9.bsky.social•156 days ago

This is soooo on brand for you.

Somehow equating anemia 🩸 with chocolate 🍫 consumption.

remisagittarius.bsky.social•156 days ago

📌

electricrabbit.bsky.social•155 days ago

Why is it the first thing I saw here was the mixing of imperial and metric measurements?

Normally, I'd plead for Americans to get with the program and go metric, but I look at what they did this month, and that's the least of their problems.

shematologist.medsky.social•155 days ago

Seriously

anoosh100.bsky.social•156 days ago

Finally, news I can use!

(Also, I’m not a lady—AFAB nonbinaries can use this news, too!)

whiskiedog.bsky.social•155 days ago

I prefer to offset my iron deficiency with lead

sarahmathew.bsky.social•156 days ago

So my daily chocolate habit has a purpose! Excellent 🤓

karensk.bsky.social•156 days ago

Thanks, I appreciate this and will use it to justify little trips across town. I’m a regular for the no sugar option and the girls are such wonderful people with a terrific little store it’s an extra mood boost just to interact with them
( and the chocolate is amazing)

https://www.thosegirlsatthemarket.com/

bloozby.bsky.social•155 days ago

I use my front teeth to scrape flakes off our cast iron skillet thank you very much.

copycait28.bsky.social•155 days ago

If you're brave enough you can just take a lil nibble out of an ingot every once in a while

beatnik69.bsky.social•155 days ago

How many big bars is 2.5 ounces? Asking for a friend 😉

nullprose.bsky.social•156 days ago

I'll take anemia over child and slave labor for some tasty iron.

zacster911.bsky.social•156 days ago

Ladies? That's wrong in so many ways! Lol

seattlescott.bsky.social•156 days ago

I am a chocolatier by trade. I can corroborate theses truths.. however, there is PLENTY to go around… everybody should get as much as they like… allotments are for comrades… Chocolate is for lovers.

pedsanesnet.bsky.social•156 days ago

tinamur.bsky.social•155 days ago

Brilliant!!!!

mimisfbay.bsky.social•156 days ago

Yay!

lunasky1.bsky.social•156 days ago

Yes!

atokanannaj.bsky.social•155 days ago

Tariffs are gonna kill cacao products, coffee & European wine.
At least we make American wine now, but chocolate & coffee?
Maybe trump will name someone the Secretary of Covfefe

agegarton.bsky.social•156 days ago

You actually get more from milk chocolate *

(* if you wrap said chocolate around a multivitamin pill)

notzenyet.bsky.social•156 days ago

This is the best news I’ve heard today. Thanks for making a girl’s Monday a little better 😂

cindymclennan.bsky.social•156 days ago

Thank you for the sound medical avice.

reireh.bsky.social•156 days ago

No joke, eating a lil dark chocolate in the morning has helped my anemia so much

ruinedfinery.bsky.social•156 days ago

careful with your choices of chocolate some have a high amount of lead

sarahtonin-fnp.bsky.social•156 days ago

That’s why I add nettles to my tea mixes- for the iron! But hell yah! More chocolate? Let’s GO 🍫

lm-here-at.bsky.social•155 days ago

Bloody brilliant news. Any more words of wisdom? Particularly looking for the relationship between dark chocolate and red wine. Trying to see if it helps with iron absorption?

walaszek.medsky.social•155 days ago

I've read contradictory findings regarding the presence and safety of lead and cadmium in dark chocolate:

- Consumer Reports - unsafe: https://www.consumerreports.org/health/food-safety/lead-and-cadmium-in-dark-chocolate-a8480295550/

- authors from Tulane School of Public Health & Tropical medicine - safe: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38763644/

Any thoughts?

raybalestri.bsky.social•156 days ago

There’s no such thing as enough dark chocolate. My “daily allotment” is between me and my kitchen cupboard, thank you very much.

shematologist.medsky.social•156 days ago

Fair

ozzytourer.bsky.social•155 days ago

My wife won't want to hear that.....she has too much iron in her blood, I better not tell her chocolate will up her iron numbers... 🤔

charisma0528.bsky.social•155 days ago

I’m borderline iron overload. I’ve had to cut down on eating too much beef, eggs and anything else containing high iron.

msbutterfly03.bsky.social•156 days ago

Ooh, I love this. I have a perfect excuse for needing to eat chocolate. 💜

leantoo.bsky.social•155 days ago

Non heme iron tho - the best quality and the most effective is in the steak you have for dinner - ruminant meat is the best source of dietary iron you can get - go the steak for the win.

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