What Are The Benefits Of Pure Cocoa?

Pure cocoa has many scientifically proven properties. One of these is its enormous antioxidant capacity, which helps protect the heart and reduce the risk of cancer. 6 Benefits of Pure Cocoa, Some Surprising and Little Known.

1. It’s been said for a long time that antioxidants keep us young and help improve our health. What does the research say about these benefits? Much of the research on cocoa and other antioxidants is rather limited to demonstrate their ability to rejuvenate our skin long-term. To overcome these limitations, a study looked at women aged 43 to 86: Half of the women drank a drink containing 320 mg of cocoa flavanols per day. The other half drank chocolate beverages without these antioxidants. What did the study conclude? Although there were no differences between the two groups (except for raw skin elasticity) 12 weeks after the start of the study, after 24 weeks all measures of elasticity and wrinkling improved by about 10% in the cocoa group. The cocoa group also had much higher skin resistance to sunburn. How do you get the doses mentioned in the studies? You can get about 320mg of flavanols by consuming 25-40g of dark chocolate (70% or more cocoa).

2. Cocoa’s Heart Health Benefits You may not know about a substance called epicatechin. Cocoa is rich in this substance, which is very important because it has been shown to increase blood flow, even in low doses. A healthy blood supply is vital to our heart health, but interestingly, the mechanism by which epicatechin does this is poorly understood. It increases blood flow by stimulating an enzyme that produces nitric oxide, another important substance. About 25-40 grams of dark chocolate can provide the necessary dose of epicatechin mentioned in the study.

3. Cocoa Benefits for Muscle Few would think of cocoa for building muscle, but a study suggests that it could be a very interesting factor. According to the results of the study: Epicatechin treatment for one week increased grip strength by 7%. During these 7 days, the ratio of follistatin and myochalasin in the body also increased. What does this mean? These molecules are involved in muscle growth. This means that, although this is only a brief basic study at this point, their conclusions provide an interesting starting point for the possibility of cocoa as a muscle aid.

4. Cocoa Benefits for Vision Another amazing property of cocoa is that it improves vision, at least for a few hours. How is this possible? According to a recent study on dark chocolate and vision, 30 young adults with good vision consumed dark chocolate (376 mg of flavanols, or about 47 g of chocolate with 70% cocoa), while another One group ate milk chocolate and cereal (only 12.4 mg of flavanols). After that, they took vision tests, and those who took more pure cocoa “showed a significant improvement in small print contrast sensitivity.” Although there were no significant differences in other vision tests, this improved small print vision surprised the researchers, who concluded that it may be due to “retina, vision and/or brain blood flow, increased oxygen and nutrients bioavailability”. Although this effect was seen within two hours of consuming cocoa, it represents another starting point for further research into another unexpected benefit of this food.

5. Benefits of Cocoa Stress Relief Heart, Circulation, Muscles, Eyesight,…it seems that cocoa is a blessing for body and mind. Eating plain chocolate can help us manage stress, according to data from several studies. Consuming cocoa before the test lowered levels of cortisol (the stress hormone) and adrenaline, which reduced overall anxiety levels. So you know, a little dark chocolate can help restore calm and serenity in difficult situations.

6. The Appetite-Reducing Benefits of Cocoa We’ve always believed that chocolate is the enemy of weight. It is when it is mixed with too much sugar and milk, or when we don’t drink it in moderation. However, it has been shown to reduce hunger without touching it. Research shows that the smell of dark chocolate appears to be enough to potentially reduce appetite (at least in the study subjects). When you’re craving chocolate, try to keep the cocoa as pure as possible and eat less of it.

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