ARE CHOCOLATES GOOD FOR HEALTH?

The chocolates are good or bad for health, it is a widely discussed matter many people think that the chocolates are bad for health whereby some tells that it is good. The discussion will go on forever, but it all depends on which chocolates you eat. It all depends whether the chocolates are good or bad it depends on which chocolates your are eating.

If you are eating dark chocolates then it is a good news, it is more healthier than any other chocolates. The darker the chocolate the greater is the health benefits. Dark chocolate is full of antioxidants and minerals with magnificent qualities. The milk based chocolates have some goodness but compare to dark chocolate it is very low, it has 2-4 times less antioxidants than dark chocolates. You need to eat lot a milk based chocolates to get what dark chocolate contains to get same health boost. The milk based chocolate contains a lot of sugar and fat. For every 4 squares of milk chocolate you will be eating 2.5 more tbs of sugar than the same amount of dark chocolate. You should aim to eat chocolate that contains 70-85% percent of cocoa solids, that is missing from the milk based chocolates. To get full benefit of dark chocolate you should eat approximately 30g of it daily.

Benefits of Dark Chocolate-
The latest science shows that dark chocolate is good for your complexion, this is because the cocoa contains flavanol a type of phytochemical that can boost the skin hydration, plumps up the density and improves the blood flow to surface.
The dark chocolate contains 67% of daily iron need, it is also full of minerals like zinc, potassium that is good for balancing blood pressure. It is not advisable to eat a lot of dark chocolate, as contains sugar too a 100g dark chocolate contains 600 calories.
The dark chocolate contains phenylethylamine in small amount this chemical generates in the brain when you fall in love, the same chemical is also give a glow to the skin and reduction of memory loss.
The dark chocolate also keeps your arteries healthy and unclogged, it helps to prevent white blood cell from sticking to the walls and make them flexible. It also keeps the blood pressure lower and improves blood flow if you eat a good quality of chocolate with moderate quantity. The cocoa in the dark chocolate maintain the cholesterol level low

The study shows that if elderly men who eat a small portion of dark chocolate five times a week are 57% less likely to develop cardiovascular disease. Another study shows that it reduces the risk of strokes by 17%.
To conclude with it that, if you have dark chocolate of 30g on the regular interval you can make yourselves healthy. But as the taste of chocolate is tempting you should not have it too much. It has been said that “access is always destructive”.
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