What you need to know about chocolate

According to studies, it turns out that dark chocolate is the best for health. And this is because it is the one that contains the least amount of fat and sugar, if we compare it with milk chocolate or white chocolate . Of course, it is more bitter, but "chocolatiers" is the one we like the most.

Eating dark chocolate gives us a lot of minerals , such as magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, iron, zinc, and also some vitamins of group B, related to metabolism and the nervous system.

Indeed, it is, because it contains magnesium, a mineral known for its relaxing effects and very important for the transmission of nerve impulses through the brain. It also has other properties that make it a natural antidepressant . Proof of this would be that its consumption increases in winter, in cold places, and in those where the days last less hours.

Thanks to its richness in flavonoids, it helps fight hypertension. Some studies show that dark chocolate would lower blood pressure and help keep it stable.

Flavonoids, contained in cocoa and dark chocolate , have a beneficial role in the protection of cardiovascular diseases . They favor the lowering of the rate of "bad" cholesterol in the blood.

The famous flavonoids contribute to improve our health, and among them is catechin, well known for its antioxidant properties . Again, dark chocolate is more convenient, which brings together all the "magical" substances that we also find in red wine, as well as in numerous fruits and vegetables. Of course, we must not confuse it with the elixir of eternal youth ...

Quality dark chocolate provides vitamins and traces morale. Eating some chocolate every day would prevent us from falling into the intake of other foods that are very high in calories. The advisable amount would be about 30 grams of 70% dark chocolate - at least - of cocoa, per day .