Is chocalate bad for my cholestral i have this craving for chocolate

[eastridingbigden]

[sandybrown]

Hi,

It depends! Age, BMI, sex, weight, height, blood pressure, blood sugar, total cholesterol .cholesterol ratio, , HDL,LD, algergyL and many more.

[Hidden]

It's fat and sugar so not the best choice of treat.......like most things ok in moderation but in this case very much moderate.

[Penel]

A small amount of very dark chocolate, ocassionaly, is a real treat and will not be bad for you. Sometimes this craving can mean that you are deficient in magnesium. Brazil nuts and almonds contain magnesium and can be a good alternative to chocolate.

[eastridingbigden in reply to Penel]

thank you penel I will try and control my craving and the brazil nuts are a good substitue all keep well

[patch14]

A little of what you fancy does you good!!!!! Cravings, actually, are as Penel says, often the sign of something else. I used to have a terrible craving for sweet, creamy chocolate. I used to love Caramac - something that perhaps the older members of the forum may remember - I actually found out two years ago that I was dairy intolerant - not allergic - and cravings are seen as a symptom of an intolerance. Perhaps you could find out if you, too, have an intolerance - do you crave anything else? Since giving up dairy my cravings have come to an end, and, in fact, I no longer want chocolate or anything with dairy in! I have always disliked dark chocolate and don't touch it anyway!

[hairyfairy]

I remeber Caramac when I was a kid, I loved it, & it`s funny that you should mention it because I was in my local ASDA this afternoon, & saw it on sale at the checkout.