Can Cocoa Butter Cause Heart Defects? A Brief Review of the Literature

Abstract

The unproven link between Cocoa Butter and fetal heart defects remains an often discussed topic, causing concern among pregnant women. This brief review tracks down the origins of this myth and the limited data available on the topic.

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Medical Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Cite this article: Marchand GJ (2020) Can Cocoa Butter Cause Heart Defects? A Brief Review of the Literature. Med J Obstet Gynecol 8(1): 1132.
*Corresponding author
Greg J. Marchand, Marchand Institute for Minimally
Invasive Surgery, 10238 E. Hampton, Ste 212, Mesa, AZ
USA 85209, USA, Tel: 001-480-999-0905; F: 001-480-999-
0801; Email: gm@marchandinstitute.org
Submitted: 02 May 2020
Accepted: 12 May 2020
Published: 15 May 2020
ISSN: 2333-6439
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Short Comunication
Can Cocoa Butter Cause Heart
Defects? A Brief Review of the
Literature
Greg J. Marchand*
Marchand Institute for Minimally Invasive Surgery, USA
Keywords
•Birth defects; Cocoa butter; Stretch marks;
Teratogen; Cocoa
INTRODUCTION
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          
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        
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     
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           
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       
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    
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        
          
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         
     
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Abstract
The unproven link between Cocoa Butter and fetal heart defects remains an often discussed
topic, causing concern among pregnant women. This brief review tracks down the origins of this
myth and the limited data available on the topic.

Central
Marchand GJ (2020)
Med J Obstet Gynecol 8(1): 1132 (2020) 2/2
Marchand GJ (2020) Can Cocoa Butter Cause Heart Defects? A Brief Review of the Literature. Med J Obstet Gynecol 8(1): 1132.
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between the formation of the RSP and use of the substances, and
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has not been studied since.
          
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          
          

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        
         
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