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"Not many people are aware chocolate started out in drink form," adds Jan, who also has descriptive panels charting the progress of chocolate through the ages, starting with the Aztecs. "It was not until the late 19th century that it was developed into the bars we know, which, in chocolate terms, is extremely young," he remarks. Jan, who is developing a Choc Doc, is keen to point out the benefits of quality chocolate. "Belgian chocolate, particularly the dark variety, features high cocoa content and cocoa butter actually melts at body temperature, enabling it to flow easily through the arteries," he acknowledges. "However, while cheap chocolate can clog the arteries, quality stuff cleans them.

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