Articles by Dr. Erdman are for informational purposes, and are not to be taken as specific medical advice.
Chocolate is one of those foods that few people would do without. In America, we rank about 20th in the world in pounds eaten per year, at about 9 lbs. per person, per year. The Swiss rank number one in the world and eat about 20 lbs. per year. I’m pretty sure I fit in with the Swiss more than most Americans. Chocolate is just a good part of a healthy diet if you choose your chocolate correctly.
Obviously, most candy is nothing but sugar and generally not what we look to eat regularly or in any serious amounts. Sugar in general is just not healthy and most candy is just that, not healthy.