Chocolate sometimes has a negative reputation, due to the fact that overindulgence in it can make you fat, but that depends to a certain degree on the type of chocolate, and it does contain a lot of things that are actually good for you.
The best chocolate, for both health and a reduced chance of gaining weight, is dark, or bittersweet, chocolate, especially certified organic. Lacking the sweeteners of milk or, especially, white chocolate, means that dark chocolate has less calories in it.
Dark chocolate can be a bit of an acquired taste for some, due to its bitterness - especially those high percentages, such as 70%+ - but it is still popular. White chocolate, the sweetest type, is not technically chocolate at all.
One piece of dark chocolate a day can be good for you. A whole bar of milk or white won't.
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