Chocolate and Health – Is Chocolate Really Bad For You?
Chocolate and Health – Is Chocolate Really Bad For You?
Chocolate is a favorite food of many people, and those who love chocolate are often called chocoholics. Chocolate is often seen as a guilty pleasure, but is it really bad for you? Obviously anything in excess is bad for you, but what about chocolate in moderation, maybe with only occasional excess?
Chocolate comes from cocoa beans, which are dried, roasted, and then separated into cocoa butter and cocoa powder. The powder, which is low in fat, is used typically for baking and making hot chocolate. The cocoa butter is used …