In the past few years, newspaper articles and news reports have pointed to research that shows the health benefits of chocolate. However, a new report today shows that, although cocoa beans are loaded with health-promoting flavanols, many candy makers remove them to reduce the natural bitterness of chocolate. So "regular" chocolate is just a lot of sugar and fat, and without any health benefit. The lesson here, as always, is that you can't expect health from mass-market food producers. They will always find ways to add toxins and remove healthy ingredients for reasons that benefit their profit margins and that leave the general population riddled with disease. My recommendation: Buy pure organic cocoa powder and make your own hot chocolate (make it strong, with soy milk and a little sugar and cinnamon). It will taste far better than any chocolate you can buy, and will be extremely good for you. You can also buy organic dark chocolate bars at the health food stores.