Pregnant Chocolate Lovers, Take Heart

Chocolate can be good for your baby.

By Shari Roan


Eating well during pregnancy needn't mean giving up your favorite candy. A Yale study found that expectant moms who ate chocolate five or more times a week had a lower risk for preeclampsia than those who ate it less than once a week. Dark chocolate, in particular, contains a substance thought to have cardiovascular benefits that help prevent preeclampsia.
October/November 2008

User Comments:

  1. Great--but how much chocolate?
    — Patricia
  2. This is great news!Chocolate was my biggest craving during my pregnancy and I had a normal, healthy pregnancy and delivery.
    — Terri