'Healthier' chocolates gives U.S. cocoa demand a shot in the arm

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'Healthier' chocolates gives U.S. cocoa demand a shot in the arm

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/healthier-chocolates-gives-u-cocoa-demand-shot-arm-171003874.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/P4TP3O.GZ6pLSyaFyzqvuQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-06-03T171003Z_1_CBRE9521BPT00_RTROPTP_2_US-CHOCOLATE-HEALTH-USA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Chocolate beans and pods are displayed in New York November 17, 2012" align="left" title="Chocolate beans and pods are displayed in New York November 17, 2012" border="0" /></a>By Marcy Nicholson NEW YORK (Reuters) - In an increasingly diet-conscious nation where the amount of chocolate candy sold has tumbled in recent years, a niche segment of the U.S. market is taking off: so-called &quot;healthier&quot; chocolate. Studies declaring health benefits found in cocoa, combined with new chocolate products touting lower fat and calories, have helped manufacturers to capitalize on a growing consumer appetite for these alternative sweets in the United States, the world's biggest chocolate consumer. ...</p><br clear="all"/>

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