Friday, July 26, 2013

How 18th century doctors blamed CHOCOLATE for making women 'hysterical'

Its arrival coincided with so-called ‘hysteria plague’ amongst 18th C women Chocaholic nuns were forced to eat communally to reduce consumption But modern docs say eating less may have increased supposed hysteria By Emma Robertson PUBLISHED: 18:11 EST, 26 July…

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