CHOCOLATE AND HEALTH
CHOCOLATE AND HEALTH
Chocolate is a food of worldwide popularity that has been attributed a fame of not being a good ally for diets and weight loss, however, on the contrary, it has an enormous number of properties which make it a food extremely beneficial, and this is because it is related to the natural and ancestral origins of the cocoa bean.
As all or most of us know, chocolate comes from cocoa, this being 100% pure, that is, without being mixed with any type of sugar or additives or preservatives, it has very beneficial and rewarding components for HEALTH, and for everything the body in general. An example is flavonoids, outstanding for facilitating the dilation of each artery in our kidneys, which could help too much to regulate the supply of oxygen and nutrients that reach all these cells and organisms.
On the other hand, it is an excellent ally to reduce cholesterol, at this point in particular as long as it is consumed in a moderate way, this because cocoa has oleic acid, an element that is known to help lower high cholesterol.
As if that were not enough, it is also known to be a satiating food, this is one of its greatest advantages, mainly for all those people who are on the way to lose weight, cocoa contributes to feeling full or satisfied after eating just one small amount, which avoids us and substitute those cravings between meals which we often fill with junk food or sweets, also provides fiber, another great benefit for our health and digestion.
Chocolate or cocoa is also a good friend, as it is a natural antidepressant, as well as an effective anti-stress, just as moderately dark chocolate when consumed moderates the levels of stress hormones, greatly reducing them, giving a feeling of tranquility and joy.
Now that you know these powerful benefits of chocolate that perhaps you did not know before, do not hesitate to consume it more frequently, because apart from being delicious, it will bring great positive changes to your health. Is there a better food than CHOCOLATE?