11 incredible ways dark chocolate helps your body

Chocolate: It's almost everyone's favorite sweet treat.

We crave it daily, we eat it when we are sad and need to indulge, and we give it to special someones to show how much we care.

You can also add chocolate to plenty of recipes to make them even better, like these chewy oatmeal cookies. Dark chocolate is a special type of chocolate because it contains more unprocessed cocoa, depending on the percentage you buy.

While milk and white chocolate don't contain as much of cocoa's natural properties, dark chocolate has them in abundance and they offer plenty of benefits for your body.But before you run off to have dark chocolate for dinner, keep in mind that it should still be consumed in moderation in order for the good to outweigh the bad.

If eaten within moderation (just one or two pieces a day) dark chocolate can be your body's best friend — who knew that something so yummy could also be good for you?

Check below to learn about its many benefits!

Is there anything that this stuff can't do? We're definitely stocking up on dark chocolate right away.

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