For centuries, people have been enjoying the rich flavor of chocolate, a product made from this plant.
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Mischel took young children from both ethnic groups and offered them a simple choice: they could havea miniature chocolate bar right away or, if they waited a few days, they could get a much bigger chocolate bar.
To see if chocolate really does havea positive impact on weight, Dr. Golomb says, a study specifically designed to compare chocolate eaters to non-chocolate eaters needs to be conducted.
"The benefits of chocolate come from flavonoids, and those are mainly found in dark chocolate, not Easter eggs, which are usually milk chocolate and havea lot of saturated fat, " says Julia Zumpano, a registered clinical dietitian at the Cleveland Clinic, in Ohio.