Eating in chocolate during pregnancy could help ward off a complication known as pre-eclampsia. This is where the patient develops high lood pressure and protein is also found in the urine.
Chocolate, especially dark chocolate, which is rich in a chemical called theobromine, stimulates the heart, relaxes smooth muscle and dilates blood vessels, and has been used to treat chest pain, high blood pressure and hardening of the arteries, Yale University researcher Dr Elizabeth Triche and her colleagues say as reported by The Age.