Why is chocolate possibly good for you?
Eating chocolate may have the following benefits:
lowering cholesterol levels
preventing cognitive decline
reducing the risk of cardiovascular problems
What is the most popular bar of chocolate in the United States/Britain?
In a recent survey by savings website vouchercodes.co.uk, Cadbury's Dairy Milk took the top spot for most-loved choccie bar, followed by Snickers, and, controversially, Bounty.
When was chocolate first sold in solid form?
The creation of the first modern chocolate bar is credited to Joseph Fry, who in 1847 discovered that he could make a moldable chocolate paste by adding melted cacao butter back into Dutch cocoa.
In Europe was chocolate first popular as a drink or a food?
By the 17th century, chocolate was a fashionable drink throughout Europe, believed to have nutritious, medicinal and even aphrodisiac properties
Is chocolate really addictive?
The general consensus is that we crave and seek out chocolate simply because it tastes really, really awesome -- not because it's addictive.