{"id":344953,"date":"2014-06-04T12:17:44","date_gmt":"2014-06-04T04:17:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/uncategorized-hk\/the-5-virtues-of-chocolate-344953.html"},"modified":"2019-05-04T09:51:51","modified_gmt":"2019-05-04T01:51:51","slug":"the-5-virtues-of-chocolate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/hk\/galerie\/the-5-virtues-of-chocolate-344953.html","title":{"rendered":"What are the health benefits of chocolate?"},"content":{"rendered":" <p>Are you a foodie with a sweet tooth?\u00a0Simply cannot get enough of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/food\/recipes-and-products\/grandmas-chocolate-cream-10648.html\">chocolate<\/a>?\u00a0So much the better \u2013 a few pieces every day are excellent for the health.\u00a0Rich in antioxidants, they protect us from heart disease, rheumatism and strong bouts of depression.\u00a0The only risk? Not knowing when to stop!<\/p> <p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p> <p><em>Sylvia Vaisman<\/em><\/p>   ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is not only at Easter that we fawn over it, we love it, and we devour it. Fortunately, it is good for us! Learn how to enjoy all the benefits of delectable, luscious chocolate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":65,"featured_media":23387,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"Take a look at all the chocolate benefits that you didn't know. 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