{"id":5073,"date":"2013-08-13T19:40:02","date_gmt":"2013-08-13T23:40:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/ourladyofweightloss\/?p=5073"},"modified":"2013-08-13T19:40:02","modified_gmt":"2013-08-13T23:40:02","slug":"6-fun-chocolate-facts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/ourladyofweightloss\/2013\/08\/6-fun-chocolate-facts.html","title":{"rendered":"6 Fun Chocolate Facts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-5074\" alt=\"Ms Chocolate Chiffon\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/100\/2013\/08\/Ms-Chocolate-Chiffon-199x300.jpg\" width=\"264\" height=\"397\" \/>Remember the old days when folks thought chocolate caused acne, rotted your teeth and made you fat?\u00a0\u00a0 Boy-oh-boy, were they misguided or what?!<\/p>\n<p>Scientists now tell us that dark chocolate<em> (the kind that contains 70% cocoa solids)<\/em> is good for us! It\u2019s contains more magnesium than any other natural source.\u00a0 Magnesium deficiency is linked to hypertension, heart disease, diabetes, joint problems and pre-menstrual stress (PMS). It is also important as it helps improve vascular functioning by relaxing blood vessels and stopping cholesterol from congregating in them.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">And even better \u2013 cocoa stimulates the secretion of endorphins, producing a sensation similar to a runner\u2019s high <i>(Amen! The high without the exercise. Don\u2019t bogart that chocolate bar, my friend),<\/i> and it also contains a neurotransmitter called serotonin that acts as an anti-depressant.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">There are over 300 chemicals in chocolate and researchers still aren\u2019t quite sure how these chemicals interact with our bodies to make us feel so incredibly good.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">Essentially, chocolate is a legal drug.\u00a0 Let\u2019s get to it.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><b>Fun Chocolate Facts (source:\u00a0 Chocolate Manufacturers Association)<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Chocolate is America&#8217;s favorite flavor. A recent survey revealed that 52 percent of U.S. adults said they like chocolate best.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0U.S. chocolate manufacturers use about 3.5 million pounds of whole milk every day to make chocolate.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Sixty-five percent of American chocolate eaters prefer milk chocolate.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The melting point of cocoa butter is just below the human body temperature &#8212; which is why it literally melts in your mouth.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Most Americans (63%) can&#8217;t resist buying a chocolate treat for themselves when buying chocolates for someone else.<\/li>\n<li>Half of Americans (51%) choose what chocolate they eat by the shape of the piece.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For more chocolate, join <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ourladyofweightloss.com\" target=\"_blank\">Our Lady of Weight Loss<\/a>\u2018s Club:\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/30757154492\/\" target=\"_blank\">Kick in the Tush Club\/Facebook!<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Spread the word\u2013NOT the icing!<\/p>\n<div>Janice<\/div>\n<div>Dictated but not read by OLWL.\u00a0 Excuse all typos!<br \/>\n\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014-<br \/>\nFor the best life, wellness and weight loss wisdom, visit Janice:<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ourladyofweightloss.com\/\"><br \/>\n<\/a><strong><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ourladyofweightloss.com\" target=\"_blank\">Our Lady of Weight Loss<\/a><\/em><\/strong><br \/>\nsign up for the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/maildogmanager.com\/surveys\/OurLadyofWeightLoss\/optin1.html\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Kick in the Tush Club<\/em><\/a> e-letter<br \/>\njoin and chat: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/30757154492\/\" target=\"_blank\">Kick in the Tush Club\/Facebook<\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Remember the old days when folks thought chocolate caused acne, rotted your teeth and made you fat?\u00a0\u00a0 Boy-oh-boy, were they misguided or what?! Scientists now tell us that dark chocolate (the kind that contains 70% cocoa solids) is good for us! It\u2019s contains more magnesium than any other natural source.\u00a0 Magnesium deficiency is linked to&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":123,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,640,70,82,60,2100],"tags":[141,2502,3820,3841,3833,671,3826,3827,3825,3837,248],"class_list":["post-5073","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-happiness","category-healthy-eating","category-janice-taylor","category-kick-in-the-tush-club","category-our-lady-of-weight-loss","category-weight-loss-success-coach","tag-chocolate","tag-dark-chocolate-diet","tag-happiness","tag-healthy-eating","tag-healthy-living","tag-how-to-lose-weight","tag-janice-taylor","tag-kick-in-the-tush-club","tag-our-lady-of-weight-loss","tag-weight-loss-motivation","tag-weight-loss-tips"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>6 Fun Chocolate Facts - Our Lady of Weight Loss<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/ourladyofweightloss\/2013\/08\/6-fun-chocolate-facts.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"6 Fun Chocolate Facts - Our Lady of Weight Loss\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Remember the old days when folks thought chocolate caused acne, rotted your teeth and made you fat?\u00a0\u00a0 Boy-oh-boy, were they misguided or what?! 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