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Lately it seems almost every chocolate product on the market has come out with a dark chocolate version. Now probably the chocolate manufacturers were just looking to create some brand extension but what they didn’t know was – a new healthy snack was born. The cocoa bean like the coffee bean comes from a plant.

The secret ingredient in dark chocolate is the flavonoids which are type of antioxidant. Antioxidants keep the body from aging caused by free radicals which can cause damage to your body. If you can prevent free radicals from being created you can retard the aging process. In terms of antioxidants dark chocolate is a sort of super hero with super powers. It contains a significant number of antioxidants (nearly 8 times the number found in strawberries).

A study taking place in Switzerland with cardiac patients aged 45 to 70 showed that consuming chocolate reduced their probability for getting a cardiac disease. The researchers selected patient over a two year period and studied them for 10 years. Consuming a few ounces of chocolate twice a week had the greatest disease reducing effect. Benefits were still found even if you only consumed chocolate once a month.

Dark chocolate has been shown to have an positive effect on brain function. People who ate dark chocolate did better on tests of cognitive ability than people who did not consume dark chocolate. One of the ways your brain stays healthy is by having enough blood flowing to it. The flavonoids contained in dark chocolate help the bloods vessels stay pliant.

There are more benefits to dark chocolate besides the antioxidants. Dark chocolate actually contains endorphins. Endorphins are responsible for that great feeling people who exercise are always talking about. You can get endorphins in other ways besides exercising and eat dark chocolate is one way. Serotonin which is also found in dark chocolate is a natural anti-depressant.

Many people feel that the high fat content of chocolate cancels the benefits but not all the fat is chocolate is bad. Part of the fat in dark chocolate is classified as stearic acid and though it is a saturated fat studies have shown that is has a neutral effect on blood cholesterol.

You only need to eat a few ounces a day to get the maximum benefits. Search for dark chocolate bars with only dark chocolate. If you get truffles or bars with fillings you will be consuming too much sugar. Studies have shown that the 70% dark chocolate is the most effective percentage – lower cocoa content is not enough and a higher content does not provide a more significant advantage.

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