Posts Tagged Cocoa Powder
Cocoa Powder Reduces Cholesterol- Can Chocolate Help Manage Cholesterol Levels
We’re going to go to school. Cholesterol school! I will take you through the classes of cocoa powder and how it can reduce and manage your cholesterol levels.
Science class:
In 2004, a research study showed that over 102 million Americans had high cholesterol. Now, with the busy lifestyles we live, and the convenience of fast food, you can make an educated guess that those numbers haven’t decreased, but have worsened. But, here’s the thing, you don’t have to be a statistic! There is a simple and tasty answer that can help manage your cholesterol levels.
There are two types of cocoa:
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Chocolate Is Good For You!
Great news on the chocolate front! Chocolate is good for you. Under certain circumstances.
Katherine Tallmadge, spokesperson for the American Dietetic Association, says, in the February 9, 2005, WASHINGTON POST, that “cacao, or cocoa beans, contain ‘flavanols,’ naturally occurring plant compounds also found in tea, red wine, and apples. Their properties have been studied as heart disease inhibitors.”
Carl L. Keen, chair of the department of nutrition at University of California, Davis, states in the same article that “the flavanols in cocoa help maintain a healthy vascular system. They reduce blood clotting — an aspirin like effect — reduce oxidative damage and improve blood flow.”
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Antioxidants in Chocolate
Dark chocolate and cocoa is derived from cocoa beans which are grown in pods on the cacao tree. Antioxidants in chocolate are from the cocoa beans. They are a rich source of natural antioxidants called flavonoids and phytochemicals called polyphenols. Flavonoids have many antioxidant properties.
Benefits of Dark Chocolate
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