Research has revealed that eating chocolate in reasonable amounts does well to you that you might be surprised to know about, as cocoa is loaded with disease-fighting flavonoids and antioxidants. Few grams of dark chocolate per day keeps the blood inflammation-inducing proteins away. Chocolate lowers the risk of cardio vascular diseases, blood pressure and strokes says Valentine Yanchou Njike, MD, MPH, of the Yale Griffin Prevention Research Center, who has researched cocoa's effect on blood vessel function.

The higher the cocoa - lesser the sugar contents - lesser the sugar contents the more health benefits there are. According to the researchers at Harvard University in the U.S who ate modest amounts of chocolate, up to three times a month, lived almost a year longer than those who didn't eat any.

Chocolate can not only make you feel better by releasing endorphins but it can also boost your concentration as it has a reasonably low glycemic index (GI). Chocolate is nutritious and can make you more alert. Dark chocolate is a reasonable source of antioxidants and milk chocolate is a reasonable source of calcium. Another best thing that chocolate does is, help you maintain healthy skin by regulating healthy blood flow.

Chocolate does come in different types:
. Pure, unsweetened chocolate - often called "baking chocolate",
. Milk chocolate - is sweet chocolate that also contains milk powder or condensed milk,
. White chocolate - contains cocoa butter, sugar, and milk, but no cocoa solids,
. Dark chocolate - is produced by adding fat and sugar to the cacao mixture. Real dark chocolate—not processed and sweetened milk chocolate is full of incredible health benefits.

Next time you eat a piece of chocolate, or gift a chocolate to your loved once, you may not have to feel too guilty as there are number of health benefits accompanied with this delicious treat. Gift your loved once in any form or any type on any occasion and they would love it. But of course, this doesn’t mean people should go all out and consume lots of chocolate every day. It is still filled with calories and easy to overeat on. Maybe have a square or two after dinner and try to really savor them.