People should feel free to eat chocolate on a regular basis, because consuming chocolate has positive health effects. For example, it is a food that improves one’s mood. Many people report experiencing a feeling of happiness during and after eating chocolate. Also, eating chocolate, especially dark chocolate, has been proven to be good for the heart because it acts as an antioxidant, which frees the body of toxins. Therefore, the next time you reach for a chocolate bar, you can feel good about it!

If you eat too much dark chocolate, you may experience immediate unpleasant symptoms such as indigestion, headache and heartburn. Chocolate's mild psychoactive effects could also produce a feeling of alertness and elation, followed by lethargy and depression. Dark chocolate, a semisweet blend of at least 70 percent cacao powder plus sugar, milk and other ingredients, could also cause rapid weight gain. If you eat moderate amounts of dark chocolate, you should see benefits rather than health problems