(Low levels of serotonin have been associated with depression.) Cocoa is also rich in polyphenols, plant-derived antioxidants that may protect cells against oxidative damage that can lower HDL (good) cholesterol levels, possibly putting you at higher risk for a heart attack.
Sneaky Salmonella: Itâs Common, Costly, and Preventable. Each year, roughly 1 in 6 people in the United States gets sick from eating contaminated food. Each of those illnesses represents something that went wrong somewhere along the pathway from a farm to our table.
Sliced hard-boiled eggs on a cutting board. Salmonella is the most common form of food poisoning in the United States, and contaminated eggs cause approximately 142,000 cases of salmonella in the United States each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.