Is chocolate really bad for you? The answer to this is sometimes yes and sometimes no. Chocolate can sometimes be very bad for you and contribute a lot to weight gain, and sometimes it can actually be… somewhat healthy!
When Chocolate Is Bad:
Milk Chocolate is usually a bad choice. It is very sweet (lots of sugar) and very high in fat. Also milk chocolate has dairy fats that are worse for you than the cocoa butter which comprises dark chocolate. Because milk chocolate is sweet, people tend to eat too much of it, and this is what really leads to weight gain.
When Chocolate is Good:
Chocolate can actually be good for you. Dark chocolate, also known as semi sweet chocolate, is much healthier for you than milk chocolate. Dark chocolate has less sugar and fat than milk chocolate. Also dark chocolate has high levels of cocoa content containing flavanoids and antioxidents, which have many health benefits. These flavonoids and antioxidents have positive cardiovascular properties. Also, because dark chocolate is quite bitter, it is less likely that one will eat way too much of it. However, remember that despite dark chocolates various health benefits, it is still a high calorie high fat food. So, remember to eat it in very limited quantities.
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1 Dark Chocolate // Jul 1, 2008 at 5:19 am
Fantastic article.I found the article very interesting. The cocoa butter in chocolate has been used topically to heal scars and burns and chocolate is a good source of magnesium which is a mineral many of us do not get enough of.
2 strawberry871 // Sep 5, 2008 at 1:57 pm
I have always struggled with wanting to indulge in too many sweets (namely chocolate). After finally losing 70lbs, I have to really use my willpower and have some only about once a week or else I will fall back into that same rut of eating it too often and in too large of quantities. Still my favorite for my taste buds, though!!
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