10 Coco-Health Facts

1. It is a known fact that chocolate has caffeine in it, but you would have to eat more then a dozen chocolate bars to get the same amount of caffeine from a cup of coffee.

2. Chocolate is actually a valuable energy source. A single chocolate chip can provide enough energy for an adult human to walk 150 ft.

3. Chocolate has great health benefits. It helps with high blood pressure, cancerous growths and pre-menstrual syndromes.

4. Chocolate does not cause or aggravate acne, this is a myth.

5. One ounce of baking chocolate or cocoa contains 10% of the daily recommended intake of iron.

6. Chocolate is a great natural antidepressant. It contains tryptophan which helps you create serotonin, your body's own antidepressant.

7. People spend more than $7 billion dollars a year on chocolate.

8. The per capita consumption of chocolate indicates that each person consumes 12 pounds of chocolate each year.

9. Milk Chocolate is the most preferred type of chocolate; however dark chocolate is especially popular among men.

10. Many believe that chocolate is an aphrodisiac, possibly because of the simple sensual pleasure of its consumption. Also theobromine is a chemical found in chocolate and acts as mild sexual stimulant.

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