3. Reduces blood pressure
High blood pressure also known ad hypertension increases risk of dangerous health problems such as stroke and heart attack. So eating dark chocolate to lower blood pressure sounds good to be true. This literally magical chocolate stimulates artries to produce Nitric Oxide, which helps arteries to relax, hence lowers blood pressure. Although the effect dark chocolate has on blood pressure is not so dramatic, but given you use other methods to lower blood pressure, it can be a very delightful yet effective method to do so.