In a small study it showed that those who had problems with blood circulation in the legs could walk longer
after eating dark chocolate.
Firstly, a study that compared the effects between eating white and dark chocolate found that participants
who ate the dark chocolate experienced lower blood sugar levels.
This may come as a surprise, but
eating dark chocolate more often can actually enhance fat loss, thanks to the abundance of quality fats, fiber and protein it contains.
The ideal chocolate strategy for acne patients is to
eat dark chocolate fairly regularly (once every two days is a good amount) and to eat milk and white as a treat.
If you have
n't eaten dark chocolate before, it takes some time to get used to it, but know, that if you haven't eaten chocolate for some time, then even the dark chocolate tastes like heaven.
We are on the same wavelength (I've got a kale recipe going up tomorrow), and the whole «no cookies» thing would drive me over the edge I
just eat dark chocolate and convince myself it's healthy... or healthier.
Researchers in the Netherlands have released the results of their work in The FASEB Journal that explains
how eating dark chocolate reduces the risk of atherosclerosis, the thickening and hardening of the arteries, by restoring flexibility of the arteries and preventing white blood cells from sticking to the blood vessel walls.
The research (which thrills me personally) was led by Larry Stevens, a Northern Arizona University psychologist, and involved looking at the effects of
eating dark chocolate on the brain, using an EEG machine to measure brain activity.
If you can overcome your tendency to focus on present, immediate pleasures (like having those cupcakes) and instead delay your gratification and in fact find pleasure in new healthy behaviors (
like eating dark chocolate squares instead), you will be setting yourself up, ironically enough, for more short term AND long term good health!
So here I am at 9PM on a Tuesday,
eating dark chocolate nonpareils in bed and getting ready to binge watch start season three of OITNB (by the way, my friend wrote a brilliant piece on the show)(which I don't recommend reading unless you've started season three or thoroughly enjoy spoilers, like me).
But unfortunately, the end being in sight means my anxiety has quadrupled and, as a result, I've morphed into a complete nutcase who
binge eats dark chocolate, tortilla chips, and caramel covered popcorn.
During the half month when
volunteers ate dark chocolate, their average systolic blood pressure decreased from 136 to 124 millimeters of mercury.
In those with type 2 diabetes, markers of inflammation and blood sugar instability, including fasting blood sugar, hemoglobin A1c, and hsCRP, all improved in the group that
ate dark chocolate compared with those who ate white chocolate.
Lastly, endorphins can be released more by other compounds like dark chocolate — there is some evidence that gluten fragments may have an opioid effect on humans, though it's not proven, but why risk bread addiction when you can
just eat dark chocolate?
There are two possible ways
how eating dark chocolate, and with it a rich source of flavanols, can exert its measured effects.
To receive the libido - enhancing effects of chocolate, I recommend dramatically reducing sugar consumption in the rest of your diet and
only eating dark chocolate.
I'm the total opposite — can
eat dark chocolate in the evening, but even decaf coffee will keep me up for hours.
«We found that people could effectively exercise for longer
after eating dark chocolate — something that's not been established before in this way ``, concluded Mr. Patel.
This research demonstrated that
eating the dark chocolate with a high cocoa content (70 to 80 percent cocoa flavanols) increases endothelium - dependent vasodilatation, or the elastic ability of the artery to expand and contract.