{"id":20429,"date":"2021-05-11T08:48:40","date_gmt":"2021-05-11T08:48:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bartalks.net\/?p=20429"},"modified":"2021-08-19T16:43:29","modified_gmt":"2021-08-19T16:43:29","slug":"india-health-ministers-irresponsible-dark-chocolate-covid-claim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bartalks.net\/india-health-ministers-irresponsible-dark-chocolate-covid-claim\/","title":{"rendered":"INDIA HEALTH MINISTER&#8217;S IRRESPONSIBLE DARK CHOCOLATE COVID CLAIM"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The unfolding human tragedy in India as a result of the Pandemic is agonising to watch. Whatever the reasons on how it ended up in the position it now faces, the feeling now is for action, and not recriminations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yet, India&#8217;s health minister, Harsh Vardhan, went to Twitter to tell the public they should be eating dark chocolate with at least 70% cocoa, to beat COVID stress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Indian newspaper, the Tribune, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tribuneindia.com\/news\/nation\/health-minister-harsh-vardhan-recommends-dark-chocolate-to-beat-covid-stress-wheres-the-proof-ask-experts-250405\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.tribuneindia.com\/news\/nation\/health-minister-harsh-vardhan-recommends-dark-chocolate-to-beat-covid-stress-wheres-the-proof-ask-experts-250405\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reported<\/a> on Sunday that a number of health researchers responded with disbelief. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-ugb-blockquote ugb-blockquote ugb-7b125d4 ugb-blockquote--v3 ugb-blockquote--design-plain ugb-main-block\"><style>.ugb-7b125d4 .ugb-blockquote__quote{width:70px !important;height:70px !important}.ugb-7b125d4 .ugb-blockquote__text{font-size:15px !important}<\/style><div class=\"ugb-inner-block\"><div class=\"ugb-block-content\"><div class=\"ugb-blockquote__item\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"ugb-blockquote__quote\" width=\"70\" height=\"70\"><path d=\"M22.3 30.5c0 6-4.8 10.8-10.8 10.8-2.3 0-4.5-.8-6.3-2-.9-.6-1.8-1.4-2.5-2.4-1.8-2.4-2.7-5.4-2.7-9 0-4.5 1.3-8.5 4-11.9 2.7-3.4 6.4-5.8 11.1-7.3v2.8c-2.7 2.2-4.4 5-4.9 8.3.4-.1.9-.1 1.3-.1 6-.1 10.8 4.8 10.8 10.8zm16.9-10.9c-.5 0-.9 0-1.3.1.5-3.3 2.2-6.1 4.9-8.3V8.7c-4.7 1.4-8.4 3.9-11.1 7.3-2.7 3.4-4 7.4-4 11.9 0 3.6.9 6.6 2.7 9 .8 1 1.6 1.8 2.5 2.4 1.8 1.3 3.9 2 6.3 2 6 0 10.8-4.8 10.8-10.8 0-6-4.8-10.9-10.8-10.9z\"><\/path><\/svg><div class=\"ugb-blockquote__content\"><p class=\"ugb-blockquote__text\">Where is the evidence in COVID context? &#8211; writes Anant Bhan, a bioethics researcher who works out of Pune and Bhopal<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Vardhan went on to name a range of foods, including chocolate and vegetables he said would increase their vitamin intake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But in a country where some workers cannot afford to even take the time off work to get vaccinated, the suggestion of eating chocolate is doubly absurd.  Anant Bhan writes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-ugb-blockquote ugb-blockquote ugb-edb6052 ugb-blockquote--v3 ugb-blockquote--design-plain ugb-main-block\"><style>.ugb-edb6052 .ugb-blockquote__quote{width:70px !important;height:70px !important}.ugb-edb6052 .ugb-blockquote__text{font-size:15px !important}<\/style><div class=\"ugb-inner-block\"><div class=\"ugb-block-content\"><div class=\"ugb-blockquote__item\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"ugb-blockquote__quote\" width=\"70\" height=\"70\"><path d=\"M22.3 30.5c0 6-4.8 10.8-10.8 10.8-2.3 0-4.5-.8-6.3-2-.9-.6-1.8-1.4-2.5-2.4-1.8-2.4-2.7-5.4-2.7-9 0-4.5 1.3-8.5 4-11.9 2.7-3.4 6.4-5.8 11.1-7.3v2.8c-2.7 2.2-4.4 5-4.9 8.3.4-.1.9-.1 1.3-.1 6-.1 10.8 4.8 10.8 10.8zm16.9-10.9c-.5 0-.9 0-1.3.1.5-3.3 2.2-6.1 4.9-8.3V8.7c-4.7 1.4-8.4 3.9-11.1 7.3-2.7 3.4-4 7.4-4 11.9 0 3.6.9 6.6 2.7 9 .8 1 1.6 1.8 2.5 2.4 1.8 1.3 3.9 2 6.3 2 6 0 10.8-4.8 10.8-10.8 0-6-4.8-10.9-10.8-10.9z\"><\/path><\/svg><div class=\"ugb-blockquote__content\"><p class=\"ugb-blockquote__text\">How many people can afford dark chocolates anyway <br><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Bhan went on to Twitter to ask the Minister to restrict his comments to &#8216;evidence based&#8217; statements.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The unfolding human tragedy in India as a result of the Pandemic is agonising to watch. 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