Your story is good and eye opening i will do more research on it on the otherhand i only found this one, the good side to the chocolate story. http://www.envirohealthtech.com/cacao.htm and then i found this http://www.fromsadtoraw.com/Misc/Cacao.htm then i found this http://www.heartandsoulhealth.com/chocolate_article.html As with any herb long term use can cause liver toxicity. But i also dont believe too much in propaganda research so you got to watch out for those too and decide for yourself. All i say its too much conflicting information and i cannot find real studies in google. Good information though i just bought my first cacao nibs today bit into one and hated the taste before reading this, but think i will have to chuck it. I'll stick to carob like i always have! Finally an article on the benefits of moderation http://www.losangeleschronicle.com/articles/viewArticle.asp?articleID=28331