Everyone has eaten chocolate, but eating too much chocolate is very harmful to the body. The nutrition in chocolate is unbalanced and has a very high fat content, so a considerable number of people are not suitable for eating chocolate. What are the benefits and dangers of chocolate?
The benefits of eating chocolate
1. Chocolate can relieve depression and make people excited;
2. Chocolate can improve concentration, memory and intelligence. Some drivers use chocolate as a mental stimulant to improve their driving ability;
3. Eating chocolate can control the content of cholesterol, keep the elasticity of capillaries, and prevent cardiovascular diseases;
4. The content of catechuic acid in chocolate is as much as that in tea. Catechuic acid can enhance immunity, prevent cancer and interfere with the blood supply of tumor;
5. Chocolate is an antioxidant food, which has a certain effect on delaying aging;
6. Chocolate is rich in carbohydrates, fat, protein and various minerals. The human body absorbs and digests it quickly, so it is called "midwifery Hercules" by experts. If a woman eats some chocolate properly before giving birth, she can get enough strength to promote the opening of the uterine orifice as soon as possible and give birth smoothly, which is very beneficial to both mother and baby;
7. People with heartache should avoid eating chocolate, especially those who feel hot after eating chocolate should stop eating immediately.
8. Chocolate can relieve mood, focus attention, strengthen memory and improve intelligence, prevent cardiovascular diseases, enhance immunity, prevent cancer, interfere with the blood supply of tumor, and have certain effect on delaying aging.
The disadvantages of eating more chocolate
1. Eating too much chocolate will only lead to digestive problems. Just like all foods with high fat content (more than 30%), eating too much chocolate can also cause stomachache (such as stomachache, abdominal distension, diarrhea, etc.). Chocolate is a high calorie food, should not eat more, generally speaking, eat about 30 grams each time.
2. Lactation can eat chocolate, but a certain amount. Lactating mothers eat too much chocolate, through milk into the baby's body. Chocolate is a high calorie food, but its protein content is low, fat content is high, the proportion of nutrients does not meet the needs of baby growth and development. In addition, chocolate contains substances that excite the nervous system, making it difficult for babies to fall asleep and cry restlessly.
3. Children born to mothers who regularly eat chocolate have less fear of the new environment than those born to mothers who don't eat chocolate, Finnish scientists wrote in the journal New Scientist. Copper in chocolate plays an important role in the normal development of embryo. Some chocolate also added lecithin, the phosphorus content of the fetal brain development is very good. Therefore, pregnant women can eat chocolate, but in moderation.
Chocolate eating taboo
1. Chocolate is high in calories, and its proportion of nutrients does not meet the needs of children's growth and development;
2. Japanese studies suggest that chocolate can prevent dental caries, but chocolate is easy to cause dental caries because of its high sugar content;
3. Diabetics should eat less chocolate or light chocolate;
4. Women eating too much chocolate during menstruation will aggravate menstrual irritability and breast pain;
5. Don't eat chocolate when drinking milk, because oxalic acid in chocolate will combine with calcium in milk to synthesize calcium oxalate, so that calcium can't be fully utilized.