Have you heard that chocolate might actually be healthy and good for you? Is this true? Is it mere rumor? How do we know? Actually there’s some logic to the process that we can follow.

First of all, chocolate is plant based. And plants do not contain cholesterol. So chocolate cannot increase your bad cholesterol level. However, if you add milk to your chocolate, then you can have a factor that may contain cholesterol, so watch your milk!

Also, dark chocolate contains a antioxidants in large numbers. In fact, chocolate has almost 8 times the number of antioxidants as found in strawberries. So chocolate is a good source of antioxidants. This is one positive of chocolate health benefits!

A low glycemic index is another benefit of chocolate. It’s glycemic index is similar to oatmeal. Therefore chocolate will not send your blood sugar spiking. If, of course, you have a dark chocolate that does not have a lot of sugar added. It’s the sugar that can cause your glycemic index to go too high, too fast.

One study at the University of California found that dark chocolate actually was helpful in preventing platelets from becoming sticky. Sticky platelets can increase the risk of dangerous blood clots.

Chocolate also contains a great number of minerals, just like other plant-based foods. So the chocolate health benefits are actually quite numerous. And as you stick around and follow our blog posts, we’ll show you more healthy benefits of chocolate!

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