Do you like chocolate? If so, how often do you eat it? Do you have it twice or three times a week? If you answered “every day”, you may be addicted to chocolate.

There are many opinions about whether chocolate is good or bad for you. Some people believe that eating too much chocolate is unhealthy. They think that it can be fattening and cause other health problems such as tooth decay, acne and nosebleeds.

However, others believe that chocolate is a nutritious food. Once, people who were lost in the mountains survived for ten days by eating chocolate. The calories in the chocolate gave their bodies energy. Chocolate can be very useful in such an emergency.

More and more scientific studies on chocolate are showing its positive effects. Some studies in America have shown that chocolate is not as unhealthy as we have thought. Let’s look at the facts about chocolate.

One experiment showed that chocolate had nothing to do with acne. There was no difference in the skin condition between people who ate chocolate and those who didn’t.

Another experiment showed that chocolate did not cause more tooth decay than any other food. In fact, chocolate contains cocoa butter. It forms a coating that can protect teeth.

What are the benefits of eating chocolate? Chocolate contains some ingredients which are good for our health.

Chocolate contains minerals that can lower the risk of heart disease. Chocolate also contains fiber that helps decrease blood pressure. Above all, chocolate contains a chemical called polyphenol. This particular chemical helps lower cholesterol, clean the blood, prevent cancer and stop some skin allergies.

Perhaps the best thing about chocolate is that it tastes great and makes us feel good too. That is probably why it is so loved by people all around the world. Enjoy eating chocolate but be careful about eating too much!