Chocolates may cause bone cancer

We have vegetarians and non-vegetarians, egg-eaters and egg-haters, but one thing that is loved, craved as well as munched by everybody is a bar of luscious chocolate! But a recent study has developed that eating chocolates may cause bone cancer.


CHOCOLATE IS the universal language of friendship and love. It is the only word that surpasses all the barriers of age. When it comes to chocolates, age is no bar to have a ‘bar’! From a child to an elderly person, all like it. I am a chocolate freak, and I have seen many people who are no less then me. And what’s more, choco-a-la-carte, known as chocolate at present, is also a source of keeping you passionate and relaxed, depending on person to person.

But researchers have found out that chocolate may not be so great for your bones. According to the health specialist, a good diet is very important for the growth of a person, for the prevention of osteoporosis and fractures. Chocolates are very rich in falconoid. Studies have recommended that it’s not good for the bones. However, they also hold excess of oxalate, which could block the absorption of calcium and sugar that can boost calcium excretion.



In an investigation upon chocolate’s effect on the bones, Australian researchers examined 1,001 women aged 70-85 years, who were participating in a study of calcium supplementation and fracture risk. Bone mass and energy were calculated by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA scan), computed tomography (CT scan) and quantitative ultrasonography. Next, frequency of chocolate ingestion was evaluated through a survey and classified into three categories: more than once a week, 1–6 times a week and once a day.


After the research, it was found that the aged women who consumed chocolates daily had a three per cent lower bone density than those having it less than once a week, as well as had weaker bones in the heel and tibia, or shin bone, on an average.


Women, who consumed chocolate every day weighed less and, compared to the average women, had a lower body mass index (ratio of height to weight).Regular chocolate eaters consumed the same amount of fresh fruit and vegetables as those who ate chocolate less often. And they had no more saturated fats, sugar or carbohydrates with less protein, starch, fibre and potassium.Chocolate eating habits made them consume more calories and had a higher socio-economic status. The rapport between heavy chocolate consumption and lower bone density remained the same after acknowledging the above factors. The effect may be connected with a module of chocolate you consume, rather than a connected lifestyle or dietary factor.

The regular chocolate consumption may increase the menace of osteoporosis and fractures, thus affirming further research to back up or refute the relationship.