How is chocolate good for health?
Dark chocolate contains flavanoids that can be good for you, but chocolate also has milk (which has cholesterol and saturated fats) and LOTS of sugar. It makes endorphin hormone but on the other hand it can make your teeth bad if dont brush properly. Chocolate has some antioxidants in it, especially good quality 70% cocoa solids chocolate. It also has serotonin in it which can improve your mood. Dark chocolate, with its high cocoa content, is a rich source of the flavonoids epicatechin and gallic acid, which are thought to possess cardioprotective properties. Cocoa possesses a significant antioxidant action, protecting against LDL oxidation, perhaps more than other polyphenol antioxidant-rich foods and beverages. Processing cocoa with alkali destroys most of the flavonoids. Some studies have also observed a modest reduction in blood pressure and flow-mediated dilation. Two-thirds of the fat in chocolate comes in the forms of a saturated fat called stearic acid and a monounsaturated fat
