Chocolates are loved by all especially those with a sweet tooth.
However, it should be eaten in moderation consumption as it can lead to obesity, diabetes, and other diseases.
A variant of chocolate known as Dark Chocolate has a number of health benefits and nutrients beneficial to your health.
Made from the seed from the seed of the cacao tree, it is one of the best sources of antioxidants in the world.
World Chocolate Day or International Chocolate day celebrated July 7 is an annual celebration that allows chocolate lovers to indulge guilt-free in the goodness of chocolate and various chocolate dishes.
Here are nine benefits of dark chocolate.
1. It is good for the heart
Flavonoids in chocolate can help your veins and arteries to stay supple. It has been said that people who eat chocolate had their risk of getting a heart attack was reduced by about 37% while the chances of getting a stroke were 29% less when they had a higher consumption of chocolate.
2. It helps to improve your mood
Researchers who targeted the cocoa polyphenols found that it had a beneficial effect on the mood of the participants who were calmer and happier after digestion.
3. It helps to lower cholesterol levels
It has been discovered that when people were given bars of dark chocolate with plant sterols and flavanols, they were getting lower scores on their cholesterol levels. In essence, chocolate is ridiculously good for lowering cholesterol.
4. It improves your ability to focus
Chocolate boosts blood circulation to the brain, which can improve your ability to focus. Taking a small number of cocoa flavanols for five days led to better blood flow to the brain in healthy adults who were performing cognitive tasks.
5. It helps improve your skin
Eating antioxidant-rich chocolate leads to smoother skin, less dried out, and more resistant to sunburn. Cocoa boosts blood circulation to the fine capillaries in the top layer of skin, vessels that are better equipped to draw oxygen and nutrients that protect skin against dehydration and burns.
6. It protects your teeth
It’s the sugar in chocolate candies that rots your teeth—cocoa actually protects them. Cocoa bean husks contain antibacterial compounds that reduce the formation of plaque and biofilms where cavity-causing bacteria can thrive. The higher the percentage of cacao the better, because chocolate with lower cacao percentages also has more sugar, which does promote decay.
7. It improves vision
Because of chocolate’s ability to improve blood flow, in particular to the brain, researchers have proved that chocolate may also increase blood flow to the retina, thereby giving the vision a boost.
8. It helps with asthma
If you or someone you know suffers from asthma, chocolate might just help. Dark chocolate contains three natural components: caffeine, theobromine, and theophylline, all of which work together to halt bronchospasms and open constricted bronchial passages. These ingredients also enable dark chocolate to work as a cough suppressant.
9. It can serve as an aphrodisiac
Cacao has long been used as an aphrodisiac due to the compounds it contains that send a “soothing” message to the brain. Dark chocolate helps one de-stress, relax, and produce higher levels of energy.
Maybe the gift of chocolates on Valentine’s Day is more than mere custom but actually to help put the lady in the right mood.
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