Well most people believed that the chocolate is good for losing wieght but it depends on thestates you live in or the country we live in.
2007-01-24 14:38:36 · 10 answers · asked by michelle r 1 in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
Chocolate may be better for your health than tea because it contains more of a chemical that could prevent cancer and heart disease, researchers have said.
The BBC's Karen Allen reports: "Having chocolate with a cup of tea does you good"
The findings follow earlier research revealing that moderate chocolate consumption offers health benefits.
The new research measures the amount of catechins - the chemical thought to be behind the benefits - in different types of chocolate.
The substance is also found in tea - leading the researchers to recommend a cup of tea with a chocolate biscuit as one way to help maintain good health.
Chemical diet
The researchers, from Holland's National Institute of Public Health and Environment, published their findings in The Lancet medical journal.
Dr Ilja Arts and colleagues examined the chemical compounds in a range of foods and discovered that catechins are found in chocolate.
Up until now tea was thought to contain the largest amount but the new research indicates that dark chocolate has four times as many.
Catechins are believed to protect against heart disease and cancer and so eating products that contain them could have health benefits.
2007-01-24 14:49:57 · answer #1 · answered by rhstocks188 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's the cocoa that has the health befits. So dark chocolate is better. All chocolate is high in calories and eating too much will make you fat and consequently damage your health. Chocolate can be toxic in large enough doses, but you'd probably be sick before you could eat enough to be poisoned. Most animals cannot easily digest the theobromine found in chocolate and half a pound of dark chocolate is enough to poison an average dog. But chocolate is probably the most delicious thing in the world!
2016-03-29 01:13:51 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dark, unsweetened chocolate is fairly good for you as it doesn't contain milk (which can cause inflammation depending on your body) or added sugar or other artificial ingredients. It contains antioxidants also. A little bit everyday on a sliced banana with peanut butter spread on it makes a nice, healthy dessert. Just make sure you buy pure, unsweetened, dark chocolate with not added ingredients.
2007-01-24 18:01:01 · answer #3 · answered by Door Hinge 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The low sugar dark chocolate that is high in cocoa solids is good for you in limited quantities. Candy bars containing mostly sugar rich milk chocolate aren't.
2007-01-24 14:46:30 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, dark chocolate is full of antioxidants and some believe that eating chololate releases endorphines in the brain, which make you feel good. HTH : )
2007-01-24 14:58:22 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Reserachers find out that chocolate is good for the heart as it helps to keep the bad cholestrol at bay.
2007-01-24 14:46:48 · answer #6 · answered by *Lyzerg* 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Chocolate is not good for my health. However, a little helps when you feel mental stressed or irritated.
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2007-01-24 14:46:10 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
chocolate is indeed good, especially black or dark ones. ive read a study that confirmed this, i just forgot the details.
it is a chemical property in coca that brings about this advantage of chocolates, i think.
2007-01-24 14:47:58 · answer #8 · answered by patatim 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In moderate amounts, chocolate has been ascribed with possessing many healthy attributes.
2007-01-24 15:01:44 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dark chocolate has antioxidants.
2007-01-24 14:46:55 · answer #10 · answered by retrodragonfly 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋