It is not only loved by children, many adults are also fond of chocolate. Like tea or coffee, dark chocolate can be a part of life easily. Again, it is not true that chocolate means tooth decay. Not a pile of sugary chocolate, dark chocolate is good enough for the body.
Rich in minerals and antioxidants, dark chocolate lowers blood pressure, keeps your heart healthy, keeps your mind healthy and helps reduce fatigue. And all this is proven in research.
People have been in love with chocolate since about two thousand years before the birth of Christ. Chocolate is also mentioned in the Aztec civilization. Some of the cave paintings and stone sculptures of that time have various stories of chocolate making and eating. At that time, the Americans believed that cocoa fruit was the gift of the god of knowledge. The chocolate made from it was considered a heavenly food.
Cocoa seeds were used as currency in the Aztec civilization. However, at that time, not chocolate, but the drink made from the seed graced the daily diet of the wealthy. This is how chocolate spread from America to Europe, Britain, Asia and all over the world.
About two-thirds of the world's cocoa is produced in West Africa. According to the survey of the World Cocoa Foundation, about 50 million people in the world are addicted to cocoa products. Like drinking tea, coffee or alcohol, they are addicted to chocolate.
But nutritionists recommend eating dark chocolate at least three days a week, said Indrani Ghosh, a nutritionist in India. There is no match for chocolate to prevent depression. Rich in nutrients such as vitamin B-12, rivoflavin, manganese, phosphorus, zinc, magnesium, calcium, iron, etc., dark chocolate keeps the heart healthy and helps prevent cancer.
Chocolate is beneficial not only for children but also for adults. However, it will not work if you forget that you will gain weight if you eat excessively. Those who have allergies, but they will stay a hundred hands away from chocolate.
Nutritionist Indrani said that chocolate contains flavanols and polyphenols, which help to keep the body healthy by reducing oxidation damage. Oxidative stress can cause many problems in the body. Such as diabetes, heart disease, Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, eye problems, and even cancer. Dark chocolate helps reduce oxidative stress. So all these diseases can be prevented to a large extent.
A 2015 study says that eating 25 grams of dark chocolate (without sugar) daily for 8 weeks can control blood pressure. Indrani said that polyphenols and theobromine in dark chocolate keep blood low-density lipoproteins i.e. LDL under control as well as increase HDL i.e. good cholesterol levels and keep the heart healthy.
Another quality of this sweet food is to control inflammation in the body. This reduces the risk of arthritis, type 2 diabetes and some cancers.
Indrani Ghosh said - A study has proved that the flavonols in dark chocolate help prevent Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases by slowing down the neurodegenerative process. Children as well as adults can try a piece of dark chocolate without sugar three days a week.
So wear a mask to stay good and healthy during this Corona period, and eat dark chocolate along with following general hygiene rules. Source - Genius.
