Misconceptions about the benefits of chocolate

As you read my last post, Chocolate is good for you!? Say What!?, you might have thought that the benefits of chocolate outweigh the negatives. Unfortunately, the Mayo Clinic has said that is incorrect. Recent studies have said that there could be links to eating cocoa and the prevention of Alzheimer's disease, but they didn't include that chocolate also could have the cause of diabetes. What these two sources have in common is that they both said that chocolate, in moderation, is not all that bad for you, which makes us think that maybe chocolate could be healthy. The comparing side of the other source from the Mayo Clinic states that it is not the chocolate that makes eating it healthy, but just the cocoa that is in it. Although cocoa is in chocolate, in commercial chocolates (such as ones at the grocery store), they are much more processed then just cocoa. The different types of chocolate also have different cocoa amounts. Milk chocolate has little cocoa, dark chocolate has a lot, and white chocolate has none at all, just cocoa butter. To see the difference, go into your kitchen cabinet and take out your families cocoa that they would use for baking or cooking. If you eat even a small spoonful, it is hard to swallow because of the bitterness and is way difference then eating say a candy bar. The cocoa is way healthier (although less tastier), because it isn't packed with tons of sugar, fat, and other processed ingredients like a Hershey's candy bar would be. People have misconceptions about chocolate and the amount of cocoa every day and even I did after reading the info i used for my last blog. Although we see the benefits of cocoa in prevention of diseases like heart cancer, brain cancer, and Alzheimer's, the other processed ingredients in chocolate raise an eyebrow about how chocolate lover's should get their sweet tooth fix. The recommendation to get "healthier" chocolate is to eat dark chocolate or even healthier- straight cocoa on yogurt, in milk, or on oatmeal. Chocolate is okay in moderation and i think the main problem is we are loosing the actual cocoa taste due to companies adding too much fat and sugar, and taking the distinct chocolate flavor away. I believe if the companies start adding more cocoa, the flavor will go up and the unhealthiness will go down, but i am only one person  Although chocolate hasn't been proven healthy yet, research is still being done today. Maybe someday chocolate will be proven to cure even the worst diseases and then we will be eating chocolate for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. One can only hope!

sources: http://beazyy.blogspot.com/2015/09/chocolate-is-good-for-you-say-what.html

http://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/nutrition-and-healthy-eating/expert-answers/healthy-chocolate/faq-20058044