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Stay Slim with Chocolates January 14, 2008 at 11:11 pm Leave a comment Chocolate — may well qualify as a health food. The two principal varieties are milk chocolate, and dark chocolate. While high in saturated fat, cocoa butter — the fat that comes from the cocoa bean — is principally a source of an 18-carbon fatty acid called stearic acid. Unlike other saturated fats, stearic acid does not raise blood cholesterol levels, and does not contribute to the risk of heart disease. Milk chocolate contains both the fatty acids that come from the cocoa bean itself, and those that come from milk. Milk chocolate also contains a fairy amount of stearic acid, but the milk fat it contains contributes palmitic acid, and myristic acid, which do raise cholesterol. So far, this means that the fat in dark chocolate is harmless, while the fat in milk chocolate is a bit less so. But not doing harm is not the same as actually doing good. Dark chocolate may actually do your health good. Solid dark chocolate, or liquid cocoa, improve blood flow and the ability of blood vessels to dilate. All of these are signs that dark chocolate can, and probably does, reduce heart disease risk. The “active ingredient” in dark chocolate is a class of antioxidants called flavanoids. Dark chocolate is one of the most concentrated sources of these potent antioxidants known. There are more flavanoid antioxidants in dark chocolate than in wine, green tea, or even white tea. Dark chocolate is also a concentrated source of magnesium, fiber and arginine — all of which probably contribute something to its beneficial health effects. Arginine is an amino acid used by the cells that line our blood vessels to make a chemical called nitric oxide, which causes blood vessels to dilate and blood flow to increase. When you get that irresistible chocolate urge, satisfy it with the dark chocolate. You’ll get your chocolate “fix,” but with better nutrition, and generally less sugar and fewer calories. It’s worth noting that this same sort of substitution works in many food categories, allowing you to eat the type of food you like, while improving your nutrition at the same time. Of course, too much of anything, even a good thing, is not a good idea. Dark chocolate is very nutritious, but it is a concentrated source of calories. Avoiding over-indulging, or weight gain will cancel out the benefits. The principle that eating well is best achieved by making well-informed choices within any given food category, rather than abandoning categories of foods. Entry filed under: Supplements and Nutritions. Tags: chocolate, dark chocolates, deprieve yourself, flavanoids, milk chocolates. Leave a Reply Trackback this post | Subscribe to the comments via RSS Feed
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Tamna čokolada za dobru cirkulaciju – Nekada nam crna čokolada jako dobro pomaže Tamna čokolada dokazano sadrži svojstva koja pozitivno utječe na zdravlje. Osim već od prije poznatih zdravstvenih pogodnosti, tamna čokolada, prema najnovijim istraživanjima, može poboljšati zdravlje perifernih arterija, poboljšati krvotok u nogama te može popraviti sposobnost kretanja kod osoba koje imaju problema s time. Studije su otkrile da je tamna čokolada bogata hranjivim tvarima koje se mogu koristiti kao terapija za kardiovaskularne tegobe. Osim toga, tamna čokolada poboljšava izdržljivost u hodanju. Smanjena izdržljivost u hodu posljedica je slabijeg protoka krvi u nogama, a ova popularna namirnica ima svojstva kojima to liječi. Tamna čokolada bogate je i biljnim spojevima poznatim kao polifenolina. Ti spojevi djeluju kao antioksidansi u tijelu, to nas upućuje na to da oni mogu igrati ključnu ulogu u osnaživanju zdravlja i borbi protiv bolesti. Stručnjaci smatraju da su nutrijenti ključne komponente zdravlja, a upravo te nutrijente sadrži tamna čokolada. Ona je vrlo zdrava jer sadrži više od 85% kakaa, a vrlo malo šećera, dok naprimjer mliječna čokolada sadrži samo 30% kakaa, no i ona je dobra za neke stvari. Naše tijelo izlučuje kemikalije koje prirodno rastežu krvne žile kao odgovor na određene podražaje i tako poboljšavaju protok krvi u određenim područjima. Neke od tih kemikalija sadrži i tamna čokolada te one mogu utjecati na rad enzima što za posljedicu ima bolju cirkulaciju. >> Čokolada može poboljšati moždane funkcije Još neke studije pokazale su zanimljiva svojstva tamne čokoladu. Naime, neki stručnjaci smatraju da može smanjiti rizik od moždanog udara te je dobra za senilne ljude jer ih zaštićuje od gubitka pamćenja. Ljudi koji žele unijeti tamnu čokoladu u svoju prehrane radi zdravstvenih beneficija trebali bi birati čokoladu s čim većim udjelom kakaa. Uz to, trebaju tražiti čokoladu na kojoj je jasno napisano da proizvođač nije uklonio gorke flavanole kako bi poboljšao okus jer ta gorčina je zdrava. Na kraju, ne zaboravite da čokolada može imati puno šećera i masnoća stoga ju je potrebno konzumirati u umjerenim količinama.