In the romantic and festive season, chocolate conveys my feelings. The rich aroma, smooth and delicate taste, lingering fragrance and sweet feeling make chocolate a favorite gift for people on festive holidays and romantic days. People use chocolate to convey sweet feelings and good wishes for family, friendship, and love. Chocolate has therefore been endowed with a strong emotional color.
As the value of delicious taste and health is revealed, the charm of chocolate is increasing day by day. Chocolate combines aroma, sweetness, bitterness, astringency and rich taste, allowing each drinker to experience different feelings at different times. As a health food with a long history, popular around the world, and widely loved by men, women, and children, chocolate has attracted more and more attention and love from friends.
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Reason 1: Health
Eating chocolate scientifically and rationally will bring joy and happiness to our lives.
Chocolate is good for heart health. Polyphenols in chocolate are widely found in cocoa beans, tea, soybeans, red wine, vegetables and fruits. The ingredient that gives chocolate its unique charm is polyphenols. Cocoa beans are particularly high in polyphenols compared to other foods. Studies have shown that polyphenols have anti-inflammatory effects similar to aspirin. At a certain concentration, they can reduce platelet activation and transfer free radicals from depositing on blood vessel walls, thereby preventing cardiovascular disease.
Chocolate enhances immunity. The flavonoids in chocolate can regulate immunity. Modulating immune function through pharmaceutical means has certain risks. Fortunately, chocolate and other foods are safe and delicious, and can improve human immunity.
Chocolate lowers blood cholesterol levels. Cocoa butter, which occurs naturally in cocoa beans, gives chocolate its unique smoothness and melt-in-your-mouth properties. Research shows that the stearic acid contained in cocoa butter can lower blood cholesterol levels. In addition, the oleic acid contained in the monounsaturated fatty acids in chocolate has antioxidant effects. The same substance is found in olive oil.
Chocolate is good for protecting teeth. Scientists have found that tannins in cocoa beans can reduce plaque production and help prevent tooth decay. Milk chocolate is rich in protein, calcium, phosphorus, potassium and other minerals. These substances are good for tooth enamel. Chocolate is less likely to cause cavities because it is removed from the mouth more quickly, reducing the time it is in contact with the teeth.
Reason 2: Energy
Chocolate is an ideal energy and nutritional supplement during exercise and travel.
Exercise and travel make you feel good, but they consume a lot of energy in your body. If it is not supplemented in time, it will have adverse effects on the body. People should make sure their meals contain enough carbohydrates when exercising and traveling. Carbohydrates can delay fatigue and help you stay active.
Sports nutrition research shows that before exercise, the energy that chocolate adds to the body can keep the glycogen in the muscles and liver in the fullest state, which is beneficial to improving athletic performance. After exercise, chocolate can promptly replenish the energy consumed by people during exercise, delay fatigue, and help the body recover after exercise.
Because chocolate is densely energy-concentrated, small in size, easy to carry, has a unique flavor, is sweet but not greasy, and does not easily cause satiety, it is a growing choice for people who participate in sports and physical activities and those who travel. Chocolate is an ideal energy supplement for people who need to supplement energy, such as children and teenagers in the developmental stage, weak people and patients, and heavy manual workers.
Chocolate also contains various minerals such as calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, iron, zinc and copper. They will promote the circulation of oxygen in the blood and replenish the nutrients you consume during exercise in a timely manner.
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Reason 3: Care
Chocolate is a high-quality health gift that sends care to your loved ones.
Chocolate is a nutritious and healthy food that people love. It is not only delicious, but also rich in minerals, which can bring meticulous care to your health. And when you give chocolate to the person you love the most, you are giving him your heartfelt blessings.
A 44-gram piece of Dove dark chocolate contains 27.76 grams of carbohydrates, 1.85 grams of protein, 13.2 grams of fat, 14.08 mg of calcium, 58.08 mg of phosphorus, 50.6 mg of magnesium, 160.60 mg of potassium, and 4.84 mg of sodium. , so chocolate can supplement the body’s daily needs for a variety of nutrients.
Magnesium, copper, iron, zinc, calcium and other elements are crucial to human health, especially in antioxidants and regulating energy metabolism. The unique role that chocolate plays in antioxidant and cardiovascular protection is related to these trace elements. In addition, chocolate is also rich in phosphorus. 100 grams of chocolate contains 280 grams of phosphorus. The combination of phosphorus and calcium is the basis for bone health. Furthermore, phosphorus, calcium and other minerals protect tooth enamel.
Reason 4: Chocolate can relieve stress
Psychiatric research experts believe that when a man and a woman fall in love, their brains will be called Covered with phenylethylamine substances, it produces beautiful emotions; chocolate happens to contain this substance, so it can induce romantic feelings in people.
In addition, scientists believe through research that people, especially women, like to eat chocolate mainly because chocolate can increase the level of a chemical called "serotonin" in the brain. It can bring people a feeling of peace and better ability to cope with tension, and can relieve stress.
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Reason 5: Chocolate is good for the heart
In recent years, the disease-preventing effect of chocolate has begun to attract the attention of scientists. A paper published in the "American Journal of Drugs" stated that chocolate, especially dark chocolate, contains a natural antioxidant flavonoid, which can prevent blood vessels from hardening, increase myocardial activity, relax muscles, and prevent cholesterol from accumulating in blood vessels, which is important for prevention and treatment. Cardiovascular disease has a certain effect. The authoritative British medical journal "The Lancet" published a US research report stating that chocolate can prevent heart disease. Andrew Waterhouse of the University of California, USA also found that dark chocolate, like red wine, fruits, and vegetables, contains phenolic substances (flavonoids are one of them), which can kill damaged cells that cause cancer and heart disease. Japanese research also shows that phenolics extracted from chocolate can improve blood immunity.
In addition to these real health care and disease prevention effects, scientists also pointed out that chocolate also contains a variety of nutrients, such as vitamin E and magnesium with antioxidant effects; potassium, iron and Tannic acid, etc.; lecithin, which is very beneficial to children's brain development; nuts and milk chocolate will also add some other nutrients. In addition, cocoa beans, the raw material for chocolate, contain a large amount of flavanols, which also have health care and disease prevention effects.
Reason 6: Experts recommend eating more dark chocolate
While people’s attention to chocolate continues to rise, Dark Chocolate began to sing the "protagonist". One reason is that chocolate is particularly "prominent" in its health benefits; another reason is that dark chocolate is one of the chocolates with the lowest sugar and fat content.
Although chocolate has many benefits, there is no perfect food in this world. When it comes to chocolate, experts still say "eat in moderation." Although chocolate is rich in nutrients, it is not low in calories. It is best to limit the daily consumption to less than 100 grams.