Chocolate is always credited as a stress reliever or prevention of heart disease. However, there are other facts about chocolate. According to study at Northumbria University in England in 2009, chocolate could help people do the math. Studies show, people can count down better after consuming hot chocolate which contains 500 mg of flavanols or five chocolate bars. In addition, the antioxidants in chocolate may improve blood flow to the brain. Another study showed, a little dark chocolate could change levels of C-reactive protein which related with inflammation in the body.
“The best effect is obtained when taking an average of 6.7 grams of chocolate per day, equivalent small box chocolate two or three times a week,” said lead author Romina Northumbria study at Giuseppe.
For several years, the study also reveals the health benefits of chocolate. According to a study on 44 thousand participants recently, people who eat chocolate every week, 22% more resistant to stroke. These findings were presented at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Neurology in Toronto. Although chocolate is rich in antioxidant flavonoids that are proven to ward off a stroke, Sarah Sahib from McMaster University, Canada, noted, further research is needed to determine chocolate actually lower the risk of stroke, or whether people can be healthy just by eating chocolate. In 2009, the study found, a person experiencing decreased stress hormone levels after eating chocolate every day for two weeks. Study at Nestle Research Center in Switzerland, 30 subjects ate 40 grams of dark chocolate every day. This Sunil Kochhar study shows, the volunteers significantly experienced reduction of stress hormone levels and normalization of systemic metabolic stress. Maybe this scientific reason that makes chocolate called ‘food of the Gods’ in Greek.
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