Most won’t include it in their list of the health benefits of chocolate, but beyond antioxidants and heart health there is something to be said for smiling.
The only real problem with chocolate is sugar. The cacao plant is chock full of healthy nutrients and antioxidants that your body loves. But the problems sugar can cause overshadow that for sure.
It’s true that dark chocolate is healthier than milk chocolate, but it’s only logical that is the case. To make milk chocolate they add in milk solids to make it creamier. So if you have two chocolate bars that are the same size, more of the dark chocolate is cocoa.
The cacoa or cocoa is where the health benefits of chocolate come from.