Chocolate is beneficial to your health

Claims:(1) Cholalate can help protect your body against cancer.(2) Dark chocoate, with less added sugar, may help stabalize blood sugar levels and reduce the risk of obesity.(3) Chocolate can make you thinner.Reasoning:Claim 1:In the website "Discover.com"research suggest that the phytochemicals in cocoa may help protect against cancer. For example, "Examine.com" states that the phytochemical Theaflavin that is contained in cocoa inhibits cell migration and invasiveness. It states, "Epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) is a process where cancerous cells lose adherin proteins and gain metastatic potential and the ability to spread (this phenomena is not isolated to oral cancers[135]) which is associated with increased Vimentin[136] and later stages associated with increased levels of Metalloproteinases (MMPs) that break down the extracellular matrix (ECM) and facilitate tumor metastasis.[137]" "Black tea extract (2.63% Theaflavin Digallate, catechins, and 10.46% gallic acid) in SCC-4 oral cancer cells inhibited cell migration and invasiveness in a concentration-dependent manner and prevented SCC-4 adhesion to the ECM, which precedes EMT.[138] Black tea was found to concentration-dependently reduce both Vimentin and MMP2 expression (as well as FAK and p-Src) and upregulate E-Cadherin in concentrations below 40ug/mL, and 20ug/mL effectively abolished the PMA-induced induction of u-PA and MMP9.[138]" What this quote means is that the Theaflavin in cocoa precede EMT, which is a process where cancerous cells lose adherin proteins and gain metastatic potential and the ability to spread.Claim 2: Diabetes occurs when your blood glucose levels are consistently high, and can cause many problems in your body. In the website "Livestrong.com" It states, "As long as you choose flavonoid-rich dark chocolate, the sweet treat could have a number of beneficial effects on health, including lowering your blood pressure and your risk for heart disease. The beneficial compounds in dark chocolate may also help minimize your diabetes risk, according to a study published in "The Journal of Nutrition" in February 2014."What this citation means is that the rich flavored dark chocolate that you crave as a delicious snack may havea number of beneficial effects on health, including lowering your blood pressure and your risk of heart disease. Cocoa is high in antioxidents called flavanols, which is important because antioxidants play a role in opening up blood vessels, which reduces blood pressure.Claim 3: The website, "Discovery.com" states that compounds in chocolate alter metabolism reducing the fraction of calories that turn to fat. This means that, because of eating chocolate, it can change your metabolism which results in the reduction of calories that turn to fat, which is was chocolate is infamously known for. Although, the only beneficial chocolate researched that this alter in metabolism occurs only in dark chocolate that has 60 to 70 percent cocoa. This is because too little cocoa may influence the change in metabolism which will make you gain more fat. Too less cocoa is just plain unappetizing. I await for my opponents debate. Good luck!Sources: (1) http://news.discovery.com...(2) http://examine.com...)(3) http://www.livestrong.com...(4) http://www.webmd.com...(5) http://thechart.blogs.cnn.com...