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Benefits of dark chocolate: antioxidants!

Cocoa is responsible for the benefits of dark chocolate. do you have many more Antioxidants that blueberries? Discover in this article a surprising food that gives us great sensations of pleasure. Let's see what properties it hides.

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We have good news for you chocolate lovers. It turns out that there is increasing evidence on the benefits of dark chocolate. Therefore, in this article we will discuss how it can help us in certain aspects. Of course, always in a moderate way since in excess it is bad even in the water. In the first place we can refer to the circulatory system.

Who was going to tell us that chocolate would be positive for this? We always hear many accusations about their high rates of fat y sugar. These are harmful if we abuse, not so much the cocoa itself. That is why we are interested, if we love cocoa, in consuming a dark chocolate from which we can enjoy the benefits of its raw material. So, a study of National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (USA.) came to a curious conclusion. Consuming it more than five times a week lowers the risk of heart disease by 57%.

benefits of dark chocolate
Ounces of dark chocolate / Source: Pixabay

What other benefits does dark chocolate offer us?

It is also interesting because it reduces the cholesterol bad (LDL) while increasing the good (HDL). Key to this is the action of the Antioxidants. These convert cocoa into a superfood at the height of the fruits of the forest. In fact, he owns forty times more than the blueberries! They help reduce the risk of stroke and improve our immune system.

Another benefit of dark chocolate is that it improves our mood. It does so thanks to phenylethylamine. This hormone is responsible for us let's fall in love Finally, we refer to a property of order cerebral. There is hopes that it can protect us against the cognitive impairment. Thus, absorbed flavonoids of chocolate penetrate our brain. They accumulate in regions involved in learning and memory. Especially the hippocampus. Will you see chocolate with the same eyes again?

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