Eating too much will make you fat.
Chocolate is a food with high energy density. Although the content of sodium and sugar in dark chocolate is lower than that in milk chocolate and white chocolate, the content of fat (especially saturated fat) is still relatively high.
Eating some dark chocolate every day won't make you fat, and it can also control your appetite very well, but if you eat too much, you will still get fat, especially if you eat processed dark chocolate with sugar, grease, whole milk and other ingredients.
Eating too much can lead to malnutrition
Simply eating dark chocolate to lose weight instead of eating dinner will make the body lack corresponding nutrition and lead to malnutrition. The most important thing to lose weight is balanced nutrition. If you don't follow it, it is not conducive to losing weight.
Look at the packaging
Packaging is the appearance of the product. The appearance of the product shall not be deformed, and the original shape of chocolate shall be maintained; Exquisite packaging, complete pattern, clear printing and no ghosting. Do not buy products with rough packaging and poor printing. Good chocolate must not be packed like this.
There is less chocolate in plastic mold strips, so you can choose according to your needs.
2. The efficacy of chocolate
It's good for the heart
Because pure dark chocolate is rich in a natural antioxidant, namely flavonoids, it can prevent blood lipids from depositing on the inner wall of blood vessels, protect the cardiovascular system from aging and prevent vascular embolism.
bring down the blood pressure
Dark chocolate is rich in flavanols, which can promote the production of nitric oxide and relax blood vessels. Studies have shown that hypertension and hepatic vascular injury are closely related to chronic liver disease, and dark chocolate can improve the blood flow of the liver, which has been confirmed in previous studies.
lose weight
As long as the cocoa content accounts for more than 70%, dark chocolate generally has the effect of losing weight. One is that caffeine can suppress appetite, and the other is that dark chocolate is rich in antioxidants, such as flavonoids, flavanols and polyphenols. These substances help to promote metabolism and burn fat, thus achieving the effect of losing weight.