# Chocolate is \*good\* for you, it's official. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 6, 2001, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chocolate-is-good-for-you-its-official/75154 "2001-08-06T18:58:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![thinksnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thinksnow/32/2849_2.png) [@thinksnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thinksnow)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2001, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chocolate-is-good-for-you-its-official/75154/1 "2001-08-06T18:58:45Z")
[This](http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20010806/hl/tea_1.html) just in. They say they con’t know how or why just yet, but eating four apples or drinking two glasses of black tea and some chocolate each day is good for ya’. Works for me, pass the Toblerone! ---
**Author:** ![casdave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c6cbf5/32.png) [@casdave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/casdave)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2001, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chocolate-is-good-for-you-its-official/75154/2 "2001-08-06T19:02:14Z")
Stuff the fruit! Pass the chocolate and praise the Lord. ---
**Author:** ![Dragwyr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dragwyr/32/2855_2.png) [@Dragwyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dragwyr)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2001, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chocolate-is-good-for-you-its-official/75154/3 "2001-08-06T19:06:27Z")
Isn’t there some chemical in chocolate that is slightly addictive as well? ---
**Author:** ![wring](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/838e76/32.png) [@wring](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wring)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2001, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chocolate-is-good-for-you-its-official/75154/4 "2001-08-06T19:07:28Z")
::quickly looking around for an exit:: [sub] but I don’t **like** chocolate[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![Tedster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/4491bb/32.png) [@Tedster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tedster)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2001, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chocolate-is-good-for-you-its-official/75154/5 "2001-08-06T20:55:47Z")
Chocolate is supposed to have some mental effects similar to “being in love” whatever that means. It’s _always_ been good for “you” as far as I’m concerned. If I were to listen to the experts: No sex No smoking No alcohol No Red Meat No Eggs No Bacon No Milk No Butter No Salt No Water No Sunlight No Breathing and NO CHOCOLATE So, Eat Right. Stay Fit. Die Anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2001, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chocolate-is-good-for-you-its-official/75154/6 "2001-08-06T21:13:26Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by wring \* > \*\*::quickly looking around for an exit:: > > [sub] but I don’t **like** chocolate[/sub] \*\* ::screams:: :eek: **BE GONE, MORTAL.** Nah, I’m just screwing you. But still. Don’t walk on my left side after I’ve had a chocolate fix. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![orion007](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e480ec/32.png) [@orion007](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/orion007)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2001, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chocolate-is-good-for-you-its-official/75154/7 "2001-08-06T21:19:23Z")
Ha! You speak as if nutritional value was ever an issue when it came to chocolate. ---
**Author:** ![wring](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/838e76/32.png) [@wring](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wring)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2001, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chocolate-is-good-for-you-its-official/75154/8 "2001-08-06T21:20:10Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Zoggie \* > \*\* I’m just screwing you. \*\* was it good for you, too? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2001, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chocolate-is-good-for-you-its-official/75154/9 "2001-08-06T21:21:51Z")
DAMNIT!! Second incriminationg typo within three days!! Too bad I refuse to preview, hm? Insert a “with” between the “just” and the “screwing.” Hehe. ---
**Author:** ![fierra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/58956e/32.png) [@fierra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fierra)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2001, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chocolate-is-good-for-you-its-official/75154/10 "2001-08-06T21:47:29Z")
Oh Damn! Men weren’t supposed to know that chocolate was good for them too! The price will go up (& how are we going to outlive them now? ;)). IIRC, the **smell** of chocolate boosts your immune system too. That study never said anything about eating it, but the smell is bound to degrade over time, right? So you’d have to eat it to avoid wasting it before you buy your next bar… ---
**Author:** ![waterj2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/858c86/32.png) [@waterj2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/waterj2)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2001, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chocolate-is-good-for-you-its-official/75154/11 "2001-08-06T21:52:23Z")
No. Chocolate is bad for you. Very bad. If you have any chocolate around, you should immediately dispose of it properly. I can provide an address to send it to to have it taken care of for you. ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2001, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chocolate-is-good-for-you-its-official/75154/12 "2001-08-06T21:56:39Z")
i have always stated the “chocolate is good for you” line. look at all the calcium in there. chocolate heals all. now, what to do with that heathen, wring!?!? ---
**Author:** ![imthjckaz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/imthjckaz/32/3223_2.png) [@imthjckaz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/imthjckaz)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2001, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chocolate-is-good-for-you-its-official/75154/13 "2001-08-06T21:58:03Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Zoggie \* > \*\*Insert a “with” between the “just” and the “screwing.” Hehe. \*\* I don’t think that’s gonna work either ---
**Author:** ![imthjckaz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/imthjckaz/32/3223_2.png) [@imthjckaz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/imthjckaz)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2001, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chocolate-is-good-for-you-its-official/75154/14 "2001-08-06T22:07:23Z")
Oh yeah, the op, chocolate good for you, knew all along. If chocolate prolongs your life, I should live forever.WOOOOHOOOO!!! I don’t know about the tea though, but I did hear that a couple of glasses of wine per day was good for you. Chocolate and a nice Chardonay with every meal from now on.🙂 ---
**Author:** ![wring](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/838e76/32.png) [@wring](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wring)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2001, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chocolate-is-good-for-you-its-official/75154/15 "2001-08-06T22:15:06Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by rocking chair \* > \*\*now, what to do with that heathen, wring!?!? \*\* Look at it this way: 1. I can be counted on to guard your chocolate. 2. If I’m not eating it, there’s more for you. 3. Both #1, and #2. ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2001, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chocolate-is-good-for-you-its-official/75154/16 "2001-08-06T22:21:58Z")
hhhhmmm, good point. since chocolate is the food of the gods, you can be the CHOCOLATE GUARDIAN. a very important and trusted position. you should get many a bribe to open the vault. ---
**Author:** ![Rilchiam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2001, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chocolate-is-good-for-you-its-official/75154/17 "2001-08-07T05:30:13Z")
An apple, singular, a day, yeah. But **four**? Forget it. ---
**Author:** ![Narile](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/71c47a/32.png) [@Narile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Narile)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2001, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chocolate-is-good-for-you-its-official/75154/18 "2001-08-07T21:35:06Z")
Chocolate does taste good, but if you have GERDs, beware. As my Dr. told me, if you want to relax a valve, use chocolate. If you have GERDs or heartburn, keep your chocolate intake to a minimum, since it causes the pyloric(?) valve to relax and open, letting acid back into your esophogus where it does what acids do to unprotected flesh. 🙂 (I have to basically cut out chocolate for the next 2 months. Also have to tone down the caffine ☹ ) ---
**Author:** ![Persephone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecc23a/32.png) [@Persephone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Persephone)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2001, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chocolate-is-good-for-you-its-official/75154/19 "2001-08-07T22:47:21Z")
You’ll say anything to score, won’t you, **think**? 😉 > [@](#): > > So you’d have to eat it to avoid wasting it before you buy your next bar… This line of reasoning _totally_ works for me. 😃