When made with real cocoa, hot chocolate may come with multiple health benefits. Here's what to know—and what ingredients to avoid—when drinking hot chocolate.

No one would blame you for thinking cocoa and cacao are the same food with different spellings. Both smell and taste unmistakably like dark chocolate. But they’re actually quite different products, ...

Research shows that sipping a mug of flavanol-rich hot chocolate may help protect your blood vessels and boost circulation, ...

Americans consume about 5 kg (11 lb) of chocolate each year. While widely enjoyed as a treat, chocolate, especially in less processed forms, contains compounds that may support cardiovascular, ...

Many chocolate lovers already know that cacao is the heart of every chocolate treat. But cacao is more than just flavor. It also contains compounds linked to mood, circulation and sexual health. From ...