I read an article about the health benefits of chocolate. Many people have disagreed whether it can actually help your body. Cacao, which is what chocolate is made out of very good for battling tooth decay. Although, milk chocolate has high sugar so it counters that benefit. The smell of chocolate can cause relaxation, and has a mild mood elevator. These are really small, so you do not usually feel those things. Also the cocoa butter contains a unsaturated fat that can raise good cholesterol. Drinking a cup of hot chocolate can diminish appetite, and men who eat chocolate are supposed to live a tear longer than men who don't.Even though chocolate may have all those benefits, it still has some problems.They're are also many lies about chocolate that people think is about it. Chocolate is not a main cause of acne, and it only contains a little caffeine, so it shouldn't cause nervous excitability. Chocolate does not cause bad cholesterol. But chocolate can cause headaches, and milk chocolate is high is sugar and fat.
I think Marguerite is trying to tell us to consider and think about chocolate more. She is not telling us that is completely bad for us and should never be eaten, but she is not saying it is great for you too. She is trying to get us to think about chocolate while were eating, thinking thoughts like, "should I eat this, even though it is kinda beneficial it has some bad things in it." The last line of the article is,"your sure to find some brand of chocolate you can enjoy with a clear conscience." She is saying that you should be able to eat chocolate without worrying about health risks, but you should remember that chocolate, how many benefits it may have, still has a lot of fat and sugar in it.
I think Marguerite is trying to say in her article that chocolate has many good and bad things. Most people consider it a "bad" food but it actually has some good qualaties. Although most of them are countered by the sugar and fat amount, chocolate can be almost called a "good" food.
Tess,
ReplyDeleteGreat blogpost! Okay, personally I don't really like chocolate. I mean it's good,but a girl can take only so much chocolate, right? xD But I guess, I now have to watch what chocolate I eat, huh? And chocalate can cause headaches...? Well that's good to know, lol xD Anyway, awesome blogpost, good job! :3
~Angel