How much of chocolate is healthy to eat

@mayka123 (16604)
India
December 2, 2011 9:12pm CST
I generally do not buy chocolates. But still I have a boxful of chocolates in the fridge. Some shared by friends. The rest given on birthdays by colleagues and fellow travellers. Have had half a bar of chocolate early morning today and am tempted to have more now. How much of chocolates is okay for us? I do not have diabetes so do not need to refrain from eating.
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@chrislotz (8137)
• Canada
4 Dec 11
They say, whoever they are, that only dark chocolate has any health benefits so if it isn't dark chocolate than any amount you eat isn't healthy. Sugar is no good for us, no matter if we are diabetic or not. But in saying all that I am a big chocolate eater. It is my most favourite thing in the world. Whether it is a chocolate bar or in a box as you talk about or if it is chocolate ice cream, I love them. If I have chocolate in my house it doesn't last to the next day. I have to eat it all. So I rarely have it in the house and when I crave it I have to go to the store to buy it and that, a lot of the times, deters me from eating it because it is too cold or stormy outside or I am just too lazy to go buy some so I eat less. It really is amazing that I don't have a weight problem with all the chocolate I eat. The thing I do is I bing eat. I'll eat so much of it at once and then not touch it again for a week. It seems to work good for me in not gaining weight that way. If I eat a little every day of that week I will put on 5 pounds but if I eat what I would eat all week in one sitting I don't put on any pounds at all. Cheers and happy mylotting , Chris
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@chrislotz (8137)
• Canada
7 Dec 11
Do you like dark chocolate as that has health benefits.
@mayka123 (16604)
• India
5 Dec 11
I do have a weight problem and I tend to put on weight very easily. So for that I have to be a bit extra careful about what I eat. This is the reason I do not buy chocolates because the shop is just a few minutes from my home and I would be tempted to buy the chocolates everyday. I try not to have too many chocolates in one sitting and have just a little bit everyday.
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@jazzyrae (1745)
• United States
3 Dec 11
I'm not sure how much but a lot is defiantly bad for you.
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@mayka123 (16604)
• India
3 Dec 11
I think too much of anything would be bad. Just a little everyday and sometimes to give in to temptation and have some more may not harm me.
@jazzyrae (1745)
• United States
3 Dec 11
It's not a problem till you are gaining weight
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• Philippines
2 Apr 12
Maybe one bar a day is okay. I really don't know. But a little a day is definitely okay. It's just okay to eat chocolates everyday, just in moderation.
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@mayka123 (16604)
• India
2 Apr 12
Have tried to cut down on my intake of chocolates now and it is much lees than before.
@savak03 (6684)
• United States
11 Dec 11
I am a regular choc-o-holic so I don't think there is any limit to how much chocolate is okay for me. I would say eat as much as you want unless you start feeling bad. If you have other symptoms then stop.
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@mayka123 (16604)
• India
17 Dec 11
Today again I have been hogging on chocolates. I do not think of the limit when I get into the mood of eating chocolates. It is just too difficult to resist.
@MilesC (7)
3 Dec 11
I know it wasn't what you asked, but the LD50 (lethal dose in half the cases) of chocolate is about 1000 mg/kg (as per Wikipedia). This means if you weight 60 kilograms (132 pounds) you could probably eat up to 60,000 milligrams of chocolate before dying. Put another way, you have nothing to worry about ;)
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@mayka123 (16604)
• India
3 Dec 11
If you were trying to frighten me and keep me away from the chocolates with your response I regret to inform you that you have not succeeded. I am not at all scared of dying. I know too much of chocolate is not good for health and that is the reason I do not buy chocolates. Than many less chocolates for me to eat.
@mayka123 (16604)
• India
3 Dec 11
BTW welcome to mylot and hope you have a great time here.
18 Dec 11
yahh i think chocolete is vry healthy to eat till its in limit..its vry nice for brain...
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@mayka123 (16604)
• India
18 Dec 11
Welcome to mylot. You say chocolate is good for the brains?Good then Iwill go to the fridge and help myself to some chocolate just now because my brains are a bit tired from mylotting the whole day and they need some refresher.
@nanajanet (4436)
• United States
3 Dec 11
Dark chocolate is good for you. It's the sugar that's bad. I buy sugar free chocolate. I do not eat a lot of it because too much of anything is not good for you. Eating a 1.6-ounce bar of dark chocolate every day is good for you, according to experts. So, go ahead! ENJOY!
@mayka123 (16604)
• India
3 Dec 11
Yesterdays blood sugar test showed less sugar. So a little extra sugar may not harm me. I too dont eat too much. And I make sure I dont buy the chocolates or else I will end up eating too much.
@shskumbla (3338)
• India
16 Dec 11
I like chocolate. But I am don't eating daily. What will happen that I don't know... My mother says that. I don't buy chocolate per a day. If any special that time I am, buying chocolate.
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@deer04 (96)
• Philippines
3 Dec 11
collect and eat all chocolate you have, they say chocolate has good in our health particularly in our brain, they said that chocolate is a food of our brain. can i have some of your chocolate? :)
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@mayka123 (16604)
• India
4 Dec 11
I dont share my chocolates. May be if I buy some I would share it but since I dont buy chocolates I dont want to share what I have. Very sorry dear.
• Philippines
4 Dec 11
I love chocolates. I love to eat especially when i'm tired and lovely. It gives me strength and energy. For me chocolates is good for the health because our body needs sugar but don't eat too much also.
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@mayka123 (16604)
• India
4 Dec 11
Eating a little chocolate everyday is not unhealthy. I try to make sure I dont eat too much in a single day. And since the Doctor has asked me to increase my intake of sugar I am happy that I can have a little chocolate everyday.
@mel0482 (283)
• Philippines
3 Dec 11
P.S.Can you share some of your Chocolates? I love them!!!!!!!!! lol But seriously, i think eating chocolates don't do any harm to our health, but, not unless you're going to make chocolate eating a daily habit, then i guess later on in your life it will cause you some kind of sickness. Just don't wait until it happened, a little taste of sweetness makes you sweet, lol :-)
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@mayka123 (16604)
• India
3 Dec 11
You dont know me in real life that is why you asked this question. Everyone who knows me knows that I dont share my chocolates. And the best way to make me happy is to give me chocolates or icecreams. I generally dont eat too many chocolates. Today morning got tempted and had half a bar of chocolate. May be days before I have my next bite. Totally depending upon my moods.
@smilemoon (766)
• United Arab Emirates
26 Mar 12
It is good to enhance the brain and refresh the mind but still we should be careful not to eat to much.
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