You may be pleased when he heard about the health benefits of treating yourself to a chocolate. Its botanical name theobroma cacao means "Food of the gods". This delicious food it came on the European continent in the 16th. century, as one of the valuable discoveries that a survey of the United States. The Aztecs like chocolate some hundred years before they knew their medicinal properties, and used the ground cocoa bean, bitter drink, often mixed with chilli, particularly for use in ceremonial times. Chocolate drink of fashion in the Victorian age, and the invention of a process to milk chocolate paved the way for her to become very popular as a popular beverage, dessert, or a gift.
In Britain, more than 500 000 tonnes of chocolate, consume per year (1). In 2001, the United Kingdom, the consumption of chocolate 17.40 kg or a little more than 7.89 kg per person per year. However, this is only the seventh place worldwide. Switzerland is in the lead with 22.36 kg or chocolate 10.55 kg consumed per capita each year.
Because the chocolate products contain a high amount of fat (usually 30%) are generally high energy that supports the weight gain. One pound of milk chocolate has about 2300 calories, which is about daytime energy as the average adult.
Many of the positive health effects of eating chocolate have been reported.
The Journal of nutrition 2000: 130: 2115-2119 dark chocolate consumption reported associated with the reduction of the level of free radical in the human body, that the antioxidants in dark chocolate. The more chocolate man ate, the more important effect. Reduction of free radicals has been associated with a reduction in cardiovascular disease, cancer and cell aging.
Anti-inflammatory effects is described in several studies (ARYA Journal 2005; 1 (1): 29-35).
Chocolate as a treatment against diarrhoea is known in South America and Europe and is for many a pleasant treatment.
Theobromine in cacao has been marked as a help against fatigue and researchers have demonstrated the positive effect of chocolate on the release of endorphins-the "Happy hormones". Journal of public health nutrition published an article in 1999 demonstrated the positive effect of chocolate on the mood of the population and stimulates the release of serotonin and endorphins. May it inspired the j. K. Rowling to use chocolate to. as a remedy against the attacks of the Dementors.
In 2006, the Archives of Internal Medicine published a study, chocolate consumption in elderly men, proving to reduce the effect on blood pressure.
Recently the Australian study published in Archives of Internal Medicine in 2010 found that women eating chocolate at least once a week has a significantly lower risk of suffering from ischemic heart disease, including heart attacks, heart failure, or other health problems associated with Arteriosclerosis. Women in the study ate about 1.5 grams of cocoa per day. It is not the first time a cardio vascular benefits associated with chocolate consumption have been reported for more studies may well follow and no shortage of participants. Who would accept, suffering, they ate chocolate on the support of the scientific discoveries?
So chocolate may or may not be happy after all-the moderate can show is not only good for the soul, but good for the body, too!
Links:
(1) http://www.zchocolat.com/
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