Does chocolate increase your lifespan?

Yes

Science has long concurred that eating chocolate creates a feeling of happiness in people. But what is a new discovery is that this also extends a person’s life. At any rate, that is the conclusion reached by investigators at the Institute for Public Health at Harvard University after a lengthy study.

The phenols present are weak acids that act as antioxidants and, thanks to their bacteriological properties, also extend the shelf life of foodstuffs, amongst other things.