As per a recent studyActivOx involving fifteen people over a course of fifteen days, researchers have now found evidence to support that eating 100g of dark chocolate each day actually lowered blood pressure. The University of L’Aquila team also discovered that the body’s ability to metabolise sugar, particularly a problem for those with diabetes, was dramatically improved. The selection of people involved also ate the same amount of white chocolate, but this had no effect whatsoever. The team have since explained that an antioxidant called flavanol was responsible for this incredible effect due to the fact that if neutralises potentially cell-damaging substances known oxygen free radicals.
In the past, it has been assumed that chocolate is plain and simply bad for our health and should be avoided. End of story. Supposedly the culprit behind a host of health problems including poor dental health and obesity, chocolate has been stereotyped as the forbidden fruit, the ultimate guilty pleasure to be avoided as much as possible. However, as with virtually all foods, eating absolutely masses of the stuff on a daily basis will inevitably lead to health problems. Eating twenty cheese sandwiches every day is not a healthier alternative to eating twenty bars of chocolate.
In moderation, chocolate has cleverly proven itself to be a superb little health assistant, particularly in its most natural form. It is important to note that your average milk and white chocolate is not going to provide any health advantages at all as it largely packed with sugar – but your 70-90% cocoa options are most definitely the way forward.
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