Do you love chocolate? But try to avoid it to eat healthier? Well you may not have to eliminate it from your diet just yet. Chocolate is a guilty pleasure for many but recently researchers debunked some common  chocolate rumors that may let you enjoy your treat a little more. First of all chocolate does not raise your bad cholesterol aka LDL, in fact for some people it actually lowers it. Chocolate is not high in caffeine, the darker the chocolate the more caffeine it has, but that's only about 31 milligrams compared to the 320 milligrams in a grande coffee at Starbucks. Chocolate does not lack nutritional value, dark chocolate contain as many antioxidants as 2/3 cups of blueberries in addition to the mineral and dietary fibers in it as well. Lastly another common myth of chocolate proven untrue is that chocolate causes acne. Researchers have proven that large amounts of chocolate have never contributed to the outbreak of acne in a person.
Reading this article made me so happy! I LOVE chocolate and although I never think of these side effects while eating it I am glad to see that they are not true. In a world where everyone and everything we see is so obsessed with their bodies and body weights, knowing that everyone can eat chocolate and not have to worry about their cholesterol or skin is reassuring. Now I'm not saying that eating 3 lbs. of chocolate is good for you because its not but if you are careful and regulate your chocolate, you can continue to eat it and not worry about these myths above.