Dark Chocolate is Healthy Treat

It sounds too delicious to be true, but the good news is suggesting chocolate is heart healthy. Studies show dark chocolate offers benefits to heart health. 

Dark chocolate - specifically cocoa powder - contains antioxidants that are protective to the heart.

Studies show that dark chocolate can help decrease blood pressure levels, hence lowering the risk of heart disease. Keep in mind that studies used only dark, unsweetened chocolate - relatively low in both fat and sugar.

Dark chocolate is quite different from the standard sweet, rich, milky chocolate that is commonly found in chocolate bars and candy. 

In fact, the studies showed that milk chocolate and white chocolate do not offer the same heart health benefits that dark chocolate offers, because they don't contain the same level of antioxidants.