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Can chocolate be better than salad?

We investigate a nutritional conundrum – can chocolate ever be better for you than salad?

We investigate a nutritional conundrum –can chocolate ever be better for you than salad?

Today we dive in to one of our listener’s family debates and try to find an answer, with the help of nutrition experts Dr David Katz and Professor Bernadette Moore.

Reporter: Paul Connolly
Researcher: Perisha Kudhail
Series Producer: Tom Colls
Sound Engineer: James Beard
Editor: Richard Vadon

(Picture: A pyramid made of chocolate and salad
Credit: Gandee Vasan / Getty Images)

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