Today, we talk to the leaders of the GW research team, nutrition scientist Leigh Frame, PhD, MHS, and GW medical student researcher Jacob Hands, who looked at cocoa products in the U.S., lead, and other heavy metal contaminants. Some of the key findings will surprise you.

This unique study was conducted by researchers from the Frame-Corr Lab here at GW, the GW Resiliency & Well-being Center, GW Integrative Medicine Programs, and Consumer Labs.

Dr. Frame is an associate professor, Department of Clinical Research & Leadership, associate professor, Physician Assistant Studies, program director, Integrative Medicine, executive director, Office of Integrative Medicine and Health, associate director, Resiliency & Well-Being Center, and co-director of the Frame-Corr Lab here at the GW School of Medicine & Health Sciences.

Jacob is a medical student at the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences. His research interests include lipid metabolism, glucose, cancer, nutrition and evolutionary biology. His Twitter handle is @jacobmhands.

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Related Links

A Multi-Year Heavy Metal Analysis of 72 Dark Chocolate and Cocoa Products in the USA

https://bit.ly/4fqu8j5

GW Press Release

https://bit.ly/3LQ8FCq

Consumer Labs

https://bit.ly/3SzyE4P

Frame-Corr Lab

https://bit.ly/4cX0XT3

GW Resiliency & Well-being Center

https://bit.ly/3x7pj8D

GW Integrative Medicine

https://bit.ly/3yaQHHS

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Transcript

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