Is Eating Chocolate Every Day Good for You?

Chocolate protects your arteries

Flavonoids in chocolate also help to stop LDL (dubbed the bad) cholesterol from oxidising, helping to prevent the furring up of arteries. Flavonoids contain more than 50 per cent of an unusual type of saturated fat called stearic acid, present in cocoa butter, that doesn't raise bad cholesterol and may even increase levels of the protective good cholesterol.

Chocolate calms coughs

Chocolate also contains a chemical called theobromine, which has been shown to suppress coughing by acting on the vagus nerve, which carries messages from the central nervous system to the brain.