12 Health Benefits that CHOCOLATE can bring that you did not know

A research from the University of Monash in Australia with about 2,000 patients revealed that chocolate when inserted into a balanced diet can help the body in many ways, including preventing heart attack.

This is due to the existence of a substance called flavonoid epicatechin, a substance more present in bitter chocolate, which is made with higher cocoa content than other chocolates, on average 70% of cocoa.

The research revealed that a serving of 30 grams of bitter chocolate per day can:

1. Reduce risks of cardiovascular disease
The flavonoids in chocolate help the body to reduce bad cholesterol and increase HDL (good cholesterol), which prevents clogging of blood vessels and helps dilate the arteries of the heart, allowing better blood circulation.

2. Helps prevent stone formation in the kidneys and gallbladder
The amount of magnesium present in chocolates, especially bitter chocolate, helps in the proper formation of the nerves and muscles of the body, which prevents diseases such as kidney stones and gall bladder.

3. Prevents the onset of anemia
This tip goes especially to moms on duty. It was necessary to replace the existing iron in essential foods like beans, which discovered these benefits of chocolate.

100 grams of bitter chocolate can contain up to 17 mg of iron, which is equivalent to 121% of the iron experts’ recommended need for a child.

4. Helps in bowel function
Fiber in bitter chocolate can contribute to the improvement of the gut, especially in people with bowel problems.


5. Balances energy
By containing light amounts of caffeine, it can help increase the energy of your day-to-day life, without causing you any damage that a cup of coffee can bring!

6. May reduce cancer risks
Several research on cancer disease at various sites in the human body found that oxidation caused by food can increase the risk of this disease.

7. This oxidation occurs when food oxygen is stolen and end up turning into fatty acid molecules.
Being again the flavonoids responsible for a good and considerable amount of antioxidants, the consumption of bitter chocolate can reduce the oxidation of the DNA that raise the risks of cancer.

8. Protects and cares for the skin
Through ultraviolet radiation from the sun, especially in sunny hours, the skin eventually becomes dry, then appears the miraculous bitter chocolate with its antioxidant particles that prevent this dryness.

9. Protects the brain
A study carried out at the University of Toronto in Canada, analyzing the history of patients with Alzheimer’s disease, has identified that the disease is also caused by excessive oxidation in the brain, proving that chocolate can prevent this oxidation, it is also very beneficial for the prevention of this disease , Even more so in hereditary cases.

10. Increases satiety by aiding in weight loss
Combined with other foods that have great antioxidant power, bitter chocolate can reduce appetite, this because it helps in the production of leptin hormone that increases the satiety of the body.

11. Rich in Magnesium
The sweetheart to help and prevent diseases, we find the bitter chocolate, however, the others may also have substances that help our body and our health.

Also read this: 9 Easy Ways To Lose Weight As Mother
The dark chocolate is rich in magnesium, iron and copper, also assisting in prevention of high blood pressure (high pressure), type 2 diabetes, and certain cardiac diseases.

It also has a substance called theobromine, which eliminates bacteria and hardens tooth enamels. Helped with good oral hygiene, bitter chocolate can prevent the onset of cavities.

12. Relieves stress
Want to see your day turn from lousy to wonderful in just one bite? Eat a chocolate!

The ingredients in this food greatly increase the hormones of endorphin and serotonin, which cause the feeling of well-being and pleasure in the body.

All dark chocolates have health-enhancing ingredients, the higher the cocoa content is, the more white chocolate is the enemy of our health as it is made up only of fats, sugars, and milk.

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