Could chocolate save your life?
We all love a chocolatey treat and worldwide we eat £36bn of the stuff every year. But every time you have a sneaky bar, do you feel a bit guilty?
It might be bad for our waistlines but new research suggests that chocolate has many benefits that could make a big difference to our overall health and could even be used to fight life threatening diseases!
Some patients at risk of heart disease are to be given a daily bar of chocolate to ward off angina and heart attacks. This along with its cancer-beating antioxidants and aphrodisiac properties make chocolate our new favourite food (as if it wasn't already!)
Read about the health benefits of chocolate in more detail:
Chocolate to beat heart disease
Chocolate to increase brain power
Chocolate to lower blood pressure
Chocolate to boost your sex drive
Chocolate to reduce risk of cancer
The best chocolate to get the benefits
By Charlotte Gunn
