health info refer to chocolate....

So, we move on to the second sub topic which is refer to the food that give us blissful when we eat it. It is depends on the people on what they like to eat but usually people do likes chocolate. Believe me that, especially girls out there. So, boys just give chocolate for the present, no doubt they will like it. So, little bit info about dark chocolate that give us lots of benefits, other than just give us blissful nad cheer up in life.


Why is Dark Chocolate Healthy?
Of course chocolate is made from plants, which means it contains many of the health benefits of dark vegetables. These benefits are from flavonoids, which act as antioxidants. What is antioxidants? Antioxidants protect the body from aging caused by free radicals, which can cause damage that leads to heart disease. Dark chocolate contains a large number of antioxidants (nearly 8 times the number found in strawberries). So, which one better? Flavonoids also help relax blood pressure through the production of nitric oxide, and balance certain hormones in the body.
Dark chocolate is good for your heart. A small bar of it everyday can help keep your heart and cardiovascular system running well. Two heart health benefits of dark chocolate are:

•Lower Blood Pressure: Studies have shown that consuming a small bar of dark chocolate everyday can reduce blood pressure in individuals with high blood pressure.
•Lower Cholesterol: Dark chocolate has also been shown to reduce LDL cholesterol (the bad cholesterol) by up to 10 percent.

Then, what are YOU say when you read this? Well, we heard lots of story about chocolate that have fats and so on... is it just a myth?
Here is some more good news, some of the fats in chocolate do not impact your cholesterol. The fats in chocolate are 1/3 oleic acid, 1/3 stearic acid and 1/3 palmitic acid: What is that?

•Oleic Acid is a healthy monounsaturated fat that is also found in olive oil.
•Stearic Acid is a saturated fat but one which research is shows has a neutral effect on cholesterol.
•Palmitic Acid is also a saturated fat, one which raises cholesterol and heart disease risk.
That means only 1/3 of the fat in dark chocolate is bad for you.

Still afraid about having chocolate? Here's some tips..
Chocolate Tip - Balance the Calories:
This information doesn't mean that you should eat a pound of chocolate a day. Chocolate is still a high-calorie, high-fat food. Most of the studies done used no more than 100 grams, or about 3.5 ounces, of dark chocolate a day to get the benefits.

One bar of dark chocolate has around 400 calories. If you eat half a bar of chocolate a day, you must balance those 200 calories by eating less of something else. Cut out other sweets or snacks and replace them with chocolate to keep your total calories the same.

So, don't afraid about chocolate. Just have it without any hesitation, but beware don't take it too much... Enjoy your chocolate... What is your favourite chocolate? for me....???