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- Dark chocolate has more cacao (the beans that
chocolate are made from) and less sugar than other chocolates, so it is
considered healthier than milk and white chocolate
- Dark chocolate contains lots of antioxidants that help the cardiovascular system by reducing blood pressure
- Eating dark chocolate widens arteries and
promotes healthy blood flow that can prevent the buildup of plaque that
can block arteries.
- Eating dark chocolate every day reduces the risk of heart disease by 1/3.
- Flavonoids found in cocoa products have
antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-clotting effects that can reduce
the risk of diabetes by improving insulin sensitivity.
- The smell of chocolate increases theta brain waves, which trigger relaxation.
- Chocolate can cause headaches and is not recommended in large doses for people who suffer from migraines or chronic headaches.
- Because chocolate contains high doses of
caffeine and sugar, chocolate products are largely to blame for ADHD
(Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) in children.
- In the U.S., most consumer chocolate comes
from cocoa farms. Unfortunately, many cocoa farms have unsafe working
conditions, unfair labor wages, and child labor trafficking.
- In 2010 1.8 million children ages 5 to 17
were forced laborers on cocoa farms across the Ivory Coast and Ghana 40%
were not enrolled in school and only 5% of them were paid to work.
UNICEF projects that 35,000 of these children are victims of
trafficking.
- Fair Trade Certified chocolate says that
no forced abusive child labor is used, but Fair Trade chocolate
represents less than 1 percent of the $66 billion chocolate market.
About Mosle Colman
He is a Blogger and Computer Systems Analyst.
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