Myths vs Facts about Chocolate

MYTHS Vs FACTS A6OUT CHOCOLATE CHOCOLATE IS HIGH IN CAFFEINE. WHILE EATING CHOCOLATE MAY PERK YOU UP, CHOCOLATE IS ACTUALLY NOT VERY HIGH IN CAFFEINE- A 1.4-OUNCE CHOCOLATE BAR OR AN 8-OUNCE GLASS OF CHOCOLATE MILK BOTH CONTAIN 6 MG OF CAFFEINE. THE SAME AMOUNT AS A CUP OF DECAFFEINATED COFFEE- (FOR REFERENCE. REGULAR COFFEE CONTAINS ABOUT 65-135MG OF CAFFEINE- ) CHOCOLATE IS LOADED WITH SATURATED FAT AND IS BAD FOR YOUR CHOLESTEROL- STEARIC ACID, THE MAIN SATURATED FAT FOUND IN MILK CHOCOLATE, IS UNISUE. AESEARCH HAS SHOWN THAT IT DOGSN'T RAISE CHOLESTEROL LEVELS THE SAME WAY THAT OTHER TYPES OF SATURATED FATS DO. IN FACT, GATING A 1.4 OUNCE CHOCOLATE BAR INSTEAD OF A CARBOHYDRATE-RICH SNACK HAS BEEN SHOWN TO INCREASE HOL (G0OD CHOLESTEROL LEVELS. CHOCOLATE LACKS ANY NUTRITIONAL VALUE. CHOCOLATE IS A GO0D SOUACE OF MAGNESIUM, COPPER, IRON AND 2INC. IT ALSO CONTAINS POLYPHENOLS CAN ANTIOHIDANT ALSO FOUND IN TEA AND RED WINE) THAT HAVE BEEN ASSOCIATED_WITH A DECREASED RISK OF CORONARY DISEASE. AN AVERAGE CHOCOLATE BAR CONTAINS ABOUT THE BAD OSAME AMOUNT OF ANTIOHIDANTS AS A 5-OUNCE GLASS OF RED WINE. CANDY ALONE IS NOT AESPONSIBLE FOR CAVITIES. CAVITIES ARE FORMED WHEN BACTERIA IN THE MOUTH METABOLIZE SUGARS AND STARCHES FROM ANY TYPE OF FOOD (SODA, CANDY, JUICE, BREAD, AICE AND PASTA) TO PRODUCE ACID. THIS TOOTH, CAUSING A CAVITY. CHOCOLATE CAUSES CAVITIES - EATS THROUGH ENA Of THE WHILE SITED AS A COMMON CAUSE OF MIGAAINES, A STUDY BY THE UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH HAS SHOWN NO LINK BETWEEN CHOCOLATE AND HEADACHES. THE RESULTS OF THAT DOUBLE-BLIND STUDY OF 63 PARTICIPANTS KNOWN TO SUFFER CHAONIC HEADACHES WERE PUBLISHED IN THE NEUROLOGY JOURNAL CEPHALALGIA- CHOCOLATE CAUSES HEADACHES. AEGARDLESS OF WHAT YOUR PARENTS OR GRANDPARENTS MAY STILL SAY, STUDIES IN THE PAST TWENTY YEARS HAVE ELIMINATED CHOCOLATE AS A CAUSE OF ACNE. IN FACT, MANY DERMATOLOGISTS DOUBT THAT DIET PLAYS ANY SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF ACNE- ACNE IS NOW BELIEVED TO BE CAUSED BY A COMBINATION OF HIGH BACTERIAL LEVELS AND OIL ON THE SKIN- FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE CAUSES AND TREATMENT OF ACNE CHOCOLATE CAUSES ACNE- ANY FOOD CAN BE PART OF A HEALTHY DIET IF CONSUMED IN MODERATION. AN AVERAGE CHOCOLATE BAR CONTAINS 220 CALORIES, WHICH IS LOW ENOUGH TO BE A PART OF A WEIGHT CONTROL DIET IF OTHER HIGH- CALORIE FOODS ARE ELIMINATED. ENJOYING THE OCCASIONAL PIECÊ OF CHOCOLATE MAY REDUCE THE RISK OF SEVERE BINGEING, WHICH CAN OCUR WHEN YOU FEEL DEPRIVED OF YOUR FAVORITE FOODS- CHOCOLATE CAUSES WEIGHT GAIN- note: AFTER ALL, ISA'T CHOCOLATE BAD FOR US, FULL OF CAFFEINE AND SATURATED FAT? NOT SO FAST-NEW RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THAT CHOCOLATE CAN BE A PART OF A HEALTHY DIGT AFTER ALL- remember: CHOCOLATE'S BAD AEPUTATION IS SLOWLY CHANGING AND RESEARCH NOW SHOWS THAT CHOCOLATE CAN BE A PART OF AN OVERALL HEAL THY LIFESTYLE, WHEN CONSUMED IN MODERATION. IF YOU KEEP YOUR PORTION SI2ES SMALL AND SELECT DARK CHOCOLATE WHENEVER POSSIBLE, THE OCCASIONAL TAEAT CAN BE A GUILT-FREE PART Of YOUR DIET. Powered by: CHOCOLARIOUS SPARKPEOPLE GOURMETGOURMANDIA THEARTBEAT GOURMANDIA CANADA MYTHS Vs FACTS A6OUT CHOCOLATE CHOCOLATE IS HIGH IN CAFFEINE. WHILE EATING CHOCOLATE MAY PERK YOU UP, CHOCOLATE IS ACTUALLY NOT VERY HIGH IN CAFFEINE- A 1.4-OUNCE CHOCOLATE BAR OR AN 8-OUNCE GLASS OF CHOCOLATE MILK BOTH CONTAIN 6 MG OF CAFFEINE. THE SAME AMOUNT AS A CUP OF DECAFFEINATED COFFEE- (FOR REFERENCE. REGULAR COFFEE CONTAINS ABOUT 65-135MG OF CAFFEINE- ) CHOCOLATE IS LOADED WITH SATURATED FAT AND IS BAD FOR YOUR CHOLESTEROL- STEARIC ACID, THE MAIN SATURATED FAT FOUND IN MILK CHOCOLATE, IS UNISUE. AESEARCH HAS SHOWN THAT IT DOGSN'T RAISE CHOLESTEROL LEVELS THE SAME WAY THAT OTHER TYPES OF SATURATED FATS DO. IN FACT, GATING A 1.4 OUNCE CHOCOLATE BAR INSTEAD OF A CARBOHYDRATE-RICH SNACK HAS BEEN SHOWN TO INCREASE HOL (G0OD CHOLESTEROL LEVELS. CHOCOLATE LACKS ANY NUTRITIONAL VALUE. CHOCOLATE IS A GO0D SOUACE OF MAGNESIUM, COPPER, IRON AND 2INC. IT ALSO CONTAINS POLYPHENOLS CAN ANTIOHIDANT ALSO FOUND IN TEA AND RED WINE) THAT HAVE BEEN ASSOCIATED_WITH A DECREASED RISK OF CORONARY DISEASE. AN AVERAGE CHOCOLATE BAR CONTAINS ABOUT THE BAD OSAME AMOUNT OF ANTIOHIDANTS AS A 5-OUNCE GLASS OF RED WINE. CANDY ALONE IS NOT AESPONSIBLE FOR CAVITIES. CAVITIES ARE FORMED WHEN BACTERIA IN THE MOUTH METABOLIZE SUGARS AND STARCHES FROM ANY TYPE OF FOOD (SODA, CANDY, JUICE, BREAD, AICE AND PASTA) TO PRODUCE ACID. THIS TOOTH, CAUSING A CAVITY. CHOCOLATE CAUSES CAVITIES - EATS THROUGH ENA Of THE WHILE SITED AS A COMMON CAUSE OF MIGAAINES, A STUDY BY THE UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH HAS SHOWN NO LINK BETWEEN CHOCOLATE AND HEADACHES. THE RESULTS OF THAT DOUBLE-BLIND STUDY OF 63 PARTICIPANTS KNOWN TO SUFFER CHAONIC HEADACHES WERE PUBLISHED IN THE NEUROLOGY JOURNAL CEPHALALGIA- CHOCOLATE CAUSES HEADACHES. AEGARDLESS OF WHAT YOUR PARENTS OR GRANDPARENTS MAY STILL SAY, STUDIES IN THE PAST TWENTY YEARS HAVE ELIMINATED CHOCOLATE AS A CAUSE OF ACNE. IN FACT, MANY DERMATOLOGISTS DOUBT THAT DIET PLAYS ANY SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF ACNE- ACNE IS NOW BELIEVED TO BE CAUSED BY A COMBINATION OF HIGH BACTERIAL LEVELS AND OIL ON THE SKIN- FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE CAUSES AND TREATMENT OF ACNE CHOCOLATE CAUSES ACNE- ANY FOOD CAN BE PART OF A HEALTHY DIET IF CONSUMED IN MODERATION. AN AVERAGE CHOCOLATE BAR CONTAINS 220 CALORIES, WHICH IS LOW ENOUGH TO BE A PART OF A WEIGHT CONTROL DIET IF OTHER HIGH- CALORIE FOODS ARE ELIMINATED. ENJOYING THE OCCASIONAL PIECÊ OF CHOCOLATE MAY REDUCE THE RISK OF SEVERE BINGEING, WHICH CAN OCUR WHEN YOU FEEL DEPRIVED OF YOUR FAVORITE FOODS- CHOCOLATE CAUSES WEIGHT GAIN- note: AFTER ALL, ISA'T CHOCOLATE BAD FOR US, FULL OF CAFFEINE AND SATURATED FAT? NOT SO FAST-NEW RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THAT CHOCOLATE CAN BE A PART OF A HEALTHY DIGT AFTER ALL- remember: CHOCOLATE'S BAD AEPUTATION IS SLOWLY CHANGING AND RESEARCH NOW SHOWS THAT CHOCOLATE CAN BE A PART OF AN OVERALL HEAL THY LIFESTYLE, WHEN CONSUMED IN MODERATION. IF YOU KEEP YOUR PORTION SI2ES SMALL AND SELECT DARK CHOCOLATE WHENEVER POSSIBLE, THE OCCASIONAL TAEAT CAN BE A GUILT-FREE PART Of YOUR DIET. Powered by: CHOCOLARIOUS SPARKPEOPLE GOURMETGOURMANDIA THEARTBEAT GOURMANDIA CANADA