1, eat dark chocolate to control blood pressure. Dark chocolate helps to lower blood pressure, because it contains a high content of flavanol, which can promote the production of nitric oxide, thus relaxing blood vessels. Studies have shown that hypertension and hepatic vascular injury are closely related to chronic liver disease. Dark chocolate can improve blood flow in the liver, which has been confirmed in previous studies. Scientists are studying whether dark chocolate can also prevent liver damage.

Eating dark chocolate is good for the heart. There are many ways to protect the heart, among which eating more dark chocolate is a good way. This is because pure dark chocolate is rich in flavonoids, which can prevent blood lipids from depositing on the inner wall of blood vessels and prevent vascular embolism.

3. Eat dark chocolate to lose weight. Dark chocolate with cocoa accounting for more than 70% is rich in antioxidants, which can help metabolism and burn fat, thus achieving the effect of losing weight.

4, eat dark chocolate to fight cancer. New research has found that chocolate can starve cancer cells. Many studies have confirmed that chocolate has many antioxidants, and the antioxidant activity of dark chocolate is three times that of red wine. Its polyphenol content is four times that of green tea. How to choose? Choose dark chocolate with purity above 65%, the darker the better.

5. Eat dark chocolate to whiten teeth. Theobromine in dark chocolate helps to strengthen enamel, thus preventing tartar and tooth discoloration.

6. Eat dark chocolate to relieve arterial disease. Dark chocolate helps to improve blood circulation in the legs and relieve arterial diseases. Further research shows that the concentration of nitric oxide in patients who eat dark chocolate increases, which is a powerful vascular relaxing factor, which can promote peripheral artery dilation and increase blood flow in legs. Dark chocolate rich in polyphenols can effectively relieve pain, spasm or fatigue caused by vascular problems.

Second, the disadvantages of dark chocolate:

It should be noted that dark chocolate and calcium-containing foods cannot be eaten together in large quantities for a long time. According to Hualong. Com, common calcium-containing foods include eggs, milk, soybean milk, goat's milk, sesame, tofu, seafood and so on. Because dark chocolate contains oxalic acid, a small amount of dark chocolate containing calcium food will not affect the absorption of calcium in food.

It won't form stones, but eating dark chocolate with calcium-containing food for a long time and in large quantities will form calcium oxalate which is insoluble in water and can't be absorbed by human body, which has a certain inhibitory effect on the digestion and absorption of nutrients, and will also cause symptoms such as diarrhea and dry hair, which will affect the growth and development of human body. Even the deposition of calcium oxalate may induce calculus symptoms of various organs, such as kidney calculi and gallstones.

In addition, oxalic acid in chocolate combines with calcium ions to form calcium oxalate, which will be excreted with urine, reducing the body's intake of calcium, and will lead to calcium deficiency in the long run.

Precautions:

When choosing dark chocolate, you can't just pursue the cocoa content. Generally speaking, dark chocolate with more than 80% cocoa content has a bitter taste, which is difficult for ordinary people to accept. Consumers need to choose the right dark chocolate according to the acceptability of cocoa taste.

Try not to eat dark chocolate in the early hours of the morning or before meals, because eating a little dark chocolate will make people feel full. You won't feel hungry when you eat it, but you will feel hungry soon after meals. Eating dark chocolate before meals can also lead to food absorption and malnutrition, disrupt normal life patterns and eating habits, and thus affect health.

People's Daily Online-Dark chocolate has many advantages, but be careful not to eat it with food containing calcium.

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