Are there any health benefits to eating chocolate?

 

Chocolate provides a number of nutrients the body requires daily. A milk chocolate bar weighing 1.4 ounces contains about 3 grams of protein, 15 % of the daily value of riboflavin, 9 % of the daily value of calcium and 7% of the daily value of iron.

Chocolate causes certain glands to secrete hormones that affect your feelings and behavior by making you happy. Therefore, it counteracts depression, in turn reducing the stress of depression. Your stress-free life helps you maintain a youthful disposition, both physically and mentally. – Elaine Sherman, Book of Divine Indulgences.

Many more health facts about chocolate are found in The Great Chocolate Pyramid!