5 Reasons to eat Chocolate
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Claudia Spagnuolo
- 07 Apr 2020
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Not all calories come to harm. Chocolate, in fact, despite having a high energy content, is a blessing for health. So if you have eaten much at Easter or you have before you even open the eggs, do not feel too guilty. After all, there are five reasons why it's worth enjoy them. The only caution is essential, however, that both dark and with a high percentage of cocoa, home to the beneficial substances. And that, apart from exceptions, is recruited little at a time.
A positively affected will be the heart, mood, and, in a sense, even the waistline. That's why, in 5 points.
Is good for the heart: the dark chocolate is good for the cardiovascular system. To prove it is a study conducted by scientists at the Top Institute Food and Nutrition and Wageningen University (Netherlands), that helps to restore flexibility to the arteries and prevent white blood cells from sticking to the walls of blood vessels. The credit would be of antioxidants contained.
It is an anti-stress: dark chocolate is rich in theobromine and caffeine acting against fatigue and encourage concentration. The high content of magnesium is a cure against stress and nervousness.
You aphrodisiac: thanks to stimulants contained, chocolate stimulates the libido in both men and women. The power aphrodisiac is due to theobromine and caffeine, but also because it stimulates the production of serotonin, the so-called hormone of humor and endorphins, neurotransmitters that give a general sense of well-being.
Makes you lose weight, according to a study by the University of California at San Diego published in Archives of Internal Medicine, despite the high number of calories, chocolate promotes weight loss. Researchers have shown that those who take dark chocolate regularly, uma has less fat mass of those who occasionally magic, thanks to the presence of polyphenols epicatechin and that agscono on sugar metabolism.
It makes pimples: indeed, the chocolate is good for your skin! Contains flavonoids that are excellent antioxidants and protect against free radicals.
