You have probably heard it before from your Mom: Don’t eat too much chocolate, it’s not good for you! While chocolate is probably one of the tastiest treats around, Mom is right, and wrong! While the origins of chocolate dates back to around 450 B.C. with the Mayans, we have recently started to learn more about the health benefits and health concerns associated with the delicious treat. The Mayans believed that the seeds of the cacao plant, which is the basis of chocolate, was extremely valuable and was used as a commodity. They also believed that the seed from the cacao gave wisdom and strength. While it can’t be proven to make you smarter or stronger, it does have some benefits. Scientists and diet experts have done research about how chocolate effects peoples health. They have found that chocolate (especially dark chocolate) does offer a variety of health benefits. In moderation, they include: being very nutritious, an important source of antioxidants, helps control cholesterol ...