Health benefits of chocolate. You may heard this sentence before and you might know a little about how benefits of dark chocolate. I will be a volunteer to tell you. Let’s follow me. First, don’t you know dark chocolate is good for your heart? A small bar of it everyday can help keep your heart and cardiovascular system running well. For two heart health benefits of dark chocolate are:
-Lower Blood Pressure: Studies have shown that consuming a small bar of dark chocolate everyday can reduce blood pressure in individuals with high blood pressure.
-Lower Cholesterol:Dark chocolate has also been shown to reduce LDL cholesterol (the bad cholesterol) by up to 10 percent. Next, as many of people always wonder does chocolate gave a lot of fat? Here I have some more good news - some of the fats in chocolate do not impact your cholesterol. The fats in chocolate are 1/3 oleic acid, 1/3 stearic acid and 1/3 palmitic acid:
· Oleic Acid is a healthy monounsaturated fat that is also found in olive oil.
· Stearic Acid is a saturated fat but one which research is shows has a neutral effect on cholesterol.
· Palmitic Acid is also a saturated fat, one which raises cholesterol and heart disease risk.
That means only 1/3 of the fat in dark chocolate is bad for you. Now I am sure that you can relax and enjoy eating dark chocolate in everyday you want. Finally, as you know everything on earth has to balance. It doesn’t less than and doesn’t more than, you should stay middle. I am having some good tips for you who love to enjoy eat chocolate but still care your healthy.
Chocolate Tip 1 - Balance the Calories:
This information doesn't mean that you should eat a pound of chocolate a day. Chocolate is still a high-calorie, high-fat food. Most of the studies done used no more than 100 grams, or about 3.5 ounces, of dark chocolate a day to get the benefits.
One bar of dark chocolate has around 400 calories. If you eat half a bar of chocolate a day, you must balance those 200 calories by eating less of something else. Cut out other sweets or snacks and replace them with chocolate to keep your total calories the same.
Chocolate Tip 2 - Taste the Chocolate:
Chocolate is a complex food with over 300 compounds and chemicals in each bite. To really enjoy and appreciate chocolate, take the time to taste it. A system for tasting chocolate that include assessing the appearance, smell, feel and taste of each piece.
Chocolate Tip 3 - Go for Dark Chocolate:
Dark chocolate has far more antioxidants than milk or white chocolate. These other two chocolates cannot make any health claims. Dark chocolate has 65 percent or higher cocoa content.
Chocolate Tip 4 - Skip the Nougat:
You should look for pure dark chocolate or dark chocolate with nuts, orange peel or other flavorings. Avoid anything with caramel, nougat or other fillings. These fillings are just adding sugar and fat which erase many of the benefits you get from eating the chocolate.
Chocolate Tip 5 - Avoid Milk:
It may taste good but some
research shows that washing your chocolate down with a glass of milk could prevent the antioxidants being absorbed or used by your body.
By the way, I don’t care much about how chocolate have benefits or not, all I know” it tastes good”. I am a woman who fascinated by chocolate. Every time I heard chocolate, it is magic word. I cannot wait to have a bar. Don’t you think so!!
-Lower Blood Pressure: Studies have shown that consuming a small bar of dark chocolate everyday can reduce blood pressure in individuals with high blood pressure.
-Lower Cholesterol:Dark chocolate has also been shown to reduce LDL cholesterol (the bad cholesterol) by up to 10 percent. Next, as many of people always wonder does chocolate gave a lot of fat? Here I have some more good news - some of the fats in chocolate do not impact your cholesterol. The fats in chocolate are 1/3 oleic acid, 1/3 stearic acid and 1/3 palmitic acid:
· Oleic Acid is a healthy monounsaturated fat that is also found in olive oil.
· Stearic Acid is a saturated fat but one which research is shows has a neutral effect on cholesterol.
· Palmitic Acid is also a saturated fat, one which raises cholesterol and heart disease risk.
That means only 1/3 of the fat in dark chocolate is bad for you. Now I am sure that you can relax and enjoy eating dark chocolate in everyday you want. Finally, as you know everything on earth has to balance. It doesn’t less than and doesn’t more than, you should stay middle. I am having some good tips for you who love to enjoy eat chocolate but still care your healthy.
Chocolate Tip 1 - Balance the Calories:
This information doesn't mean that you should eat a pound of chocolate a day. Chocolate is still a high-calorie, high-fat food. Most of the studies done used no more than 100 grams, or about 3.5 ounces, of dark chocolate a day to get the benefits.
One bar of dark chocolate has around 400 calories. If you eat half a bar of chocolate a day, you must balance those 200 calories by eating less of something else. Cut out other sweets or snacks and replace them with chocolate to keep your total calories the same.
Chocolate Tip 2 - Taste the Chocolate:
Chocolate is a complex food with over 300 compounds and chemicals in each bite. To really enjoy and appreciate chocolate, take the time to taste it. A system for tasting chocolate that include assessing the appearance, smell, feel and taste of each piece.
Chocolate Tip 3 - Go for Dark Chocolate:
Dark chocolate has far more antioxidants than milk or white chocolate. These other two chocolates cannot make any health claims. Dark chocolate has 65 percent or higher cocoa content.
Chocolate Tip 4 - Skip the Nougat:
You should look for pure dark chocolate or dark chocolate with nuts, orange peel or other flavorings. Avoid anything with caramel, nougat or other fillings. These fillings are just adding sugar and fat which erase many of the benefits you get from eating the chocolate.
Chocolate Tip 5 - Avoid Milk:
It may taste good but some
research shows that washing your chocolate down with a glass of milk could prevent the antioxidants being absorbed or used by your body.
By the way, I don’t care much about how chocolate have benefits or not, all I know” it tastes good”. I am a woman who fascinated by chocolate. Every time I heard chocolate, it is magic word. I cannot wait to have a bar. Don’t you think so!!
P.S. Don’t forget to work out a half hour - 3 days per week!!!
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