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Rather than thinking of chocolate as a superfood, you should think of it as a delicious, luxurious treat which, if you can fit it into your day without piling on the pounds (and if you stick with a 35g bar this may well be possible), will certainly not do you any harm, because flavonoids aside, although most of the fat in chocolate is saturated, more than half is an unusual type of saturated fat that does not raise bad cholesterol and may even increase levels of the protective good cholesterol.
Is chocolate good for you? The facts

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- Research shows that chocolate is only moderately cariogenic. In other words, it is much less likely to cause tooth decay than standard sweets because it increases acid production only mildly in our mouths, and cocoa contains chemicals that inhibit mouth bacteria.- Chocolate just scrapes in as a “low GI” food. In other words, it does not cause a big sugar rush after being eaten because the fat that it contains slows down the sugar absorption.- Experts say the idea that chocolate triggers headaches and acne does not stand up to careful scientific scrutiny.