Why eat chocolate?

Chocolate contains valuable nutrients that include antioxidant, vitamins and minerals. It also contains natural substances that have slight antidepressant effects and that also help with PMS. Scientific studies have also shown that chocolate may provide some protection against heart disease, high blood pressure and blood clots. Eaten occasionally, and in moderation, I consider the natural chocolate bars a healthy.

4 key points to choosing chocolate products that MIGHT not aggravate your acne:

1.Don’t chose really sweet products with a lot of sugar.

2.Look for cocoa butter as the fat in the product, not hydrogenated vegetable oil or cow dairy butter.

3.I’d recommend trying to avoid ‘milk chocolate’ because we now know that dairy products can aggravate acne. Also, the cacao content is typically lower in milk chocolate products.

4.Eat small quantities and only occasionally! Remember there’s sugar in sweet chocolate products; sugar is of course a high glycemic food and high glycemic foods worsens acne.

The good news is that the acne and chocolate connection is probably one of those acne myths that’s being debunked as we learn more about what foods actually trigger acne. The key point, however, is to enjoy chocolate in moderation.