Chocolate: Advantages and Disadvantages
In most diets, there is failure to chocolate-in all its variable-as it is considered a food calorie and very much sugar and fat. However, recent studies on chocolate and its properties have shown that this food of American origin has many advantages in our body.
Among its many benefits, highlights the contents of a component called flavonoid serving in the system oxygenation of the blood, facilitating the movement. These substances are also active in the cellular oxygenation, thus causing - small-scale slowing down aging of the skin.
Chocolate also contains carbohydrates, minerals and proteins that act similarly to oleic fatty and therefore involved in the processes of cholesterol.
However, the most important feature is that chocolate consumption triggers a hormone called serotonin that acts on our brains to produce a feeling of pleasure and well-being.
There are many topics around the consumption of chocolate. It is true that in large quantities, chocolate, powdered, as a tablet or any of its variants provide high in carbohydrates and fats, which can manifest itself in the human body as obesity, dental cavities or acne. But if we carry out a moderate consumption of chocolate, without abuse, we are offering our energy body a source of magnesium, iron and phosphorus.
One aspect of chocolate that has been criticized for a long time are their levels of caffeine, which, when ingested by children can cause disorders or sleep in the common daily activity. It must be said that the amount of caffeine in lots of chocolate is really low (no more than 1%) and that, although if he can act on the central nervous system, is not a substance in the cycle perjudicante active people.
The chocolate is, therefore, a pleasure for the human body because it brings many benefits to our base healthy food and also is capable of improving our state and encourage by all applications psychological shown above. A small portion day will be beneficial and will not generate any nutritional problem and, moreover, will give us a touch of humor that we need each day.
April 30 2008 06:04 pm | Product Discussion