Benefits of chocolate

Chocolate is made from tropical Theobroma cacao tree seeds. It has since become a popular food product that millions enjoy every day. It has a unique, rich, and sweet taste.

-Cholesterol
A researcher revealed that chocolate consumption help to reduce low density lipoprotein.

Regular consumption of chocolate bars with low-fat diet supports cardiovascular health by lowering cholesterol and improves blood pressure.

• Keeps brain healthy
  Researchers have suggested that drinking two cups of hot chocolate a day could keep the brain healthy and reduce memory decline in older people.

The researchers found that hot chocolate helped improve blood flow to parts of the brain where it was needed.

• Heart disease
  Consuming chocolate could help lower the risk of developing heart disease and also lower risk of cardiometabolic disorders.

-Stroke
Canadian scientists, in a study involving 44,489 individuals, found that people who ate one chocolate were 22 per cent less likely to experience a stroke than those who did not.

Also, those who had about two ounces of chocolate a week were 46 per cent less likely to die from a stroke.

-Fetal growth and development
Eating chocolate every day during pregnancy might benefit fetal growth and development, according to a study presented at the 2016 Pregnancy Meeting of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine in Atlanta, GA.

The flavonoids in dark chocolate can stimulate the endothelium (lining of arteries) to produce nitric oxide (NO).

One of the functions of nitric oxide is to send signals to the arteries to relax, which lowers the resistance to blood flow and therefore reduces blood pressure.

Dark chocolate may also improve the function of your brain.

Studies show that eating high flavanol cocoa could help improve blood flow to the brain in young adults.

Cocoa flavonoids may also help maintain brain health and the ability to think in older adults with mild cognitive impairment and reduce the chance of progressing to dementia. But more research is needed.

-medicalnewstoday.com

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