What is the level of sodium in a one ounce milk chocolate bar?
A. According to the National Research Council of the National Academy of Sciences, the maximum Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) for sodium is 1,100 to 3,300 milligrams daily. A 1.5 ounce milk chocolate bar contains 41 milligrams, while the same size dark chocolate bar contains only 5 milligrams. On the other hand, a 1.5 oz. serving of iced devil’s food cake has a whopping 241 milligrams – many times more than chocolate bars. Fat Q. How much fat is there in a 1.5 oz chocolate bar? A. Health professionals and nutritionists suggest that calories from fat account for no more than 30% of your daily caloric intake. A 1.5 ounce milk chocolate bar contains 13 grams of fat; a dark chocolate bar of the same weight contains 12. Acne: No Link to Chocolate Over the past two decades, clinical studies have exonerated chocolate as a cause or exacerbating factor in the development or persistence of acne. In fact, many dermatologists doubt that diet plays any significant role in acne. At the Universi