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The Chief Executive Officer of Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Mr Anthony Fofie, has urged Ghanaians to increase their chocolate intake to balance their cholesterol level. Mr Fofie underscored that eating of chocolates can help the immune system, adding that it can also prevent diabetics and other cardiovascular diseases. Speaking at the Cocoa Day in Suhum, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of COCOBOD assured that COCOBOD is trying to help government to construct roads for easy transportation of cocoa by farmers. Mr Fofie advised Cocoa Processing Company (CPC) to reduce the cost of chocolates on the market for the less privileged to buy. Donating hundred pieces of mosquito nets, two cartons of chocolates and four cartons of Royale cocoa power to the Suhum Paediatric Ward of the government hospital, the CEO of COCOBOD encouraged parents to feed their children with the cocoa powder for strong bones. Mr Fofie urged cocoa farmers not to apply agro-chemicals that have not been certified by COCOBOD. On his part, the Okyenhene, Osagyefuo Amoatia Ofori Panin, recounted that Tetteh Quarshie brought cocoa to the country, saying through the dint of work of some farmers, Suhum and its environs were praised by all Ghanaians. The Okyenhene remarked that cocoa has been beneficial to the country in many ways, saying that the proceeds from cocoa should be used for infrastructural development in the Suhum communities. Osagyefuo Ofori Panin advised Ghanaians to reduce food intake which causes obesity and cholesterol, charging them to consume more chocolate for better health.