If you like chocolates, you are not alone. Millions of people around the world say that they can’t live without chocolate. But have you wondered if chocolate is harmful to your health? Let’s separate the truth from the facts about this popular food.

Chocolate makes you happy.

There are over three hundred chemicals (化学物质) in chocolate, which make our brain active and enable us to feel happy. For example theobromine (可可碱) can help increase feelings of happiness and makes you feel less stressed. The caffeine (咖啡因) in chocolate can give you more energy and is also found in coffee and tea.

Chocolate makes you fat.

Chocolate is commonly seen as a kind of fattening food. In fact, cocoa beans are full of antioxidants (抗氧化剂) that are good for health. However, a lot of antioxidants are removed during the process to clear up their bitterness (苦涩). Most chocolates have high sugar and fat and only a little cocoa. Eating these and other chocolate desserts like cakes and cookies can really increase your weight.

Chocolate causes bad teeth.

It’s not chocolate itself that causes tooth decay (腐烂), but the sugar in chocolate and bad teeth-brushing habits. In fact, it’s believed that cocoa butter covers our teeth, and this might actually protect instead of hurting them,

As with most things, chocolate only become a danger when you eat it too much. It’s important to remember that most of the advantages of chocolate come from cocoa. That’s why dark chocolate is the healthiest choice. So choose your chocolate wisely, eat it properly, and you will get the best of both worlds—happiness and health.

Healthy eating doesn't just mean what you eat, but how you eat. Here are some suggestions on healthy eating.

Eat with others. It can help you to see others' healthy eating habits. If you usually eat with your parents, you will find that the food you eat is more delicious.

Listen to your body. Ask yourself if you are really hungry. Have a glass of water to see if you are thirsty-sometimes you are just thirsty, you need no food. Stop eating before you feel full.

Eat breakfast. Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. After you don’t eat for the past ten hours, your body needs food to get you going. You will be smarter after eating breakfast.

Eat healthy snacks like fruits, yogurt or cheese. We all need snacks sometimes. In fact, it’s a good idea to eat two healthy snacks between your three meals. This doesn’t mean that you can eat a bag of chips instead of meal.

Don’t eat dinner late. With our busy life we always put off eating dinner until the last minute. Try to cat dinner at least 3 hours before you go to bed. This will give your body chance to digest most of the food before you rest for the next 8-10 hours.

I'm Edward. I’m from England. 【小题1】 There are four people in my family. 【小题2】 My father is an English teacher. 【小题3】 My mother is a nurse. She likes cooking. 【小题4】 My sister Nancy and I are in the same school. 【小题5】 But my parents tell us to eat more vegetables. They are good for us. I have a happy family.

Yours,

Edward