If you are achocolate lover, then you are not alone.

Talk about a sweet tooth!

“The percentage of cacao also tells you the percentage of sugar,” says McAvoy.

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But even healthy dark chocolate can be over-consumed.

If you feel like your chocolate habits are negatively impacting your health, cutting it out could help.

Cowin explains that sugar is a toxin that can deplete energy while also wreaking havoc on blood sugar levels.

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You may lose weight

Having trouble reaching your weight loss goals?

This is because chocolate contains caffeine and can keep you up.

They failed to find sufficient evidence that chocolate alone is a migraine trigger.

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A previous version of this article was originally published on February 18, 2022.

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