Dark chocolate fights heart disease, brain and cancer

Dark chocolate with a concentration of 70% or more is an extremely healthy snack, according to a new study published at the American Physiology Society's annual conference.

Do you like chocolate snacks but are afraid that it is too sweet, causing you to have too much sugar and gain weight? Use high-cocoa, low-milk versions; The disadvantage that milk chocolate bar brings will be completely reversed with dark chocolate, according to the advice of scientists from Loma Linda University (California - USA).

Chocolate is a "super food" for health - photo: SHUTTERSTOCK.

Researchers gave volunteers a dark chocolate bar of 48g, with 70% cocoa content, then used diagnostic devices to examine what was changed in the brain, cardiovascular system and many Other parts of the body.

They found that many of the bodily functions were stimulated just like in people exercising, quitting alcohol or sugar. Their brains are more sensitive, their cardiovascular system is stronger, their immune system and biochemical processes are also much smoother.

When used for a long time, this sweet "super food" will help you reduce the risk of cardiovascular diseases, dementia, depression, diabetes, infections related to infections and even cancer, because it makes your immune system so much better.

The most powerful effect is still the brain and gray matter protection function, which often declines with age, because dark chocolate contains a lot of flavonoids, which are powerful antioxidants in products made. from cocoa.

Professor Lee Berk, lead author of the study, said that flavonoids are found in some other fruits and vegetables but in cocoa is still the most abundant. Dark chocolate also improves your mood because it's still a sugary sweet after all and it's just barely sugar enough so that the benefits of cocoa are not overshadowed by the harmful effects of sugar.

In addition, they found that eating a little chocolate after a sleepless night reduced the brain damage that night awake caused. Some elderly volunteers have improved brain function after consuming dark chocolate daily.

Professor Berk said he and his colleagues are continuing to expand research into larger groups to confirm these results.

Earlier, a Canadian study based on nearly 45,000 people showed that eating chocolate may reduce the risk of stroke.

(According to The San Diego Union Tribune, Huffington Post)