Disadvantages
Chocolate is a calorie rich food with a high sugar and fat content, so regular consumption of chocolate requires reducing the caloric intake of other foods.
Chocolate contains a variety of substances, some of which have addictive properties e.g sugar, theobromine and caffeine which are stimulating and mood elevating and phenethylamine which can cause endorphin releases in the brain
Chocolate has been linked to nervous tension as well as migraine headaches because it contains compounds known as vasoactive amines that can dilate brain vessels triggering headaches in susceptible individuals.
It has high levels of arginine which is required in the replication of the herpes virus. Chocolate should be avoided by those with active or recurring herpes infections.Read more at Suite101: How Healthy is Dark Chocolate ?: Benefits and Disadvantages http://food-facts.suite101.com/article.cfm/how_healthy_is_dark_chocolate_#ixzz0muldLpqF
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