Myths and Facts about Chocolate

MYTHS Vs FACTS A6OUT CHOCOLATE CHOCOLATE IS HIGH IN CAFFEINE- WHILE GATING CHOCOLATE MAY PERK YOU UP. CHOCOLATE IS ACTUALLY NOT VERY HIGH IN CAFFEINE. A 1.4-OUNCE CHOCOLATE BAR OR AN 8-0UNCE GLASS OF CHOCOLATE MILK BOTH CONTAIN 6 MG OF CAFFEINE. THE SAME AMOUNT AS A CUP OF DECAFFEINATED COFFEE. (FOR REFERENCE. REGULAR COFFEE CONTAINS ABOUT 65-135|M6 Of CAFFEINE -) CHOCOLATE IS LOADED WITH SATURATED FAT AND IS BAD FOR YOUR CHOLESTEROL- STEARIC ACID, THE MAIN SATURATED FAT FOUND IN MILK CHOCOLATE, IS UNISUE. RESERRCH HAS SHOWN THAT IT DOESAT RISE CHOLESTEROL LEVELS THE SAME WAY THAT OTHER TYPES OF SATURATED FATS DO0- IN FACT. EATING A 1.4 OUNCE CHOCOLATE BAR INSTEAD OF A CARBOHYDRATE-RICH SNACK HAS BEEN SHOWN TO INCREASE HOL (600D) CHOLESTEROL LEVELS- BAD CHOCOLATE LACKS ANY NUTRITIONAL VALUE- CHOCOLATE IS A GO00 SOURCE OF MAGNESIUM, COPPER. IRON AND 2INC. IT ALSO CONTAINS POLYPHENOLS (AN ANTIOKIDANT ALSO FOUND IN TEA ANo RED WINE) THAT HAVE BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH A DECREASED RISK Of CORONARY DISEASE. AN AVERAGE CHOCOLATE BAR CONTAINS ABOUT THE SAME AMOUNT OF ANTIOHIDANTS AS A 5-OUNCE GLASS OF RED WINE. CANDY ALONE IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR CAVITIES. CAVITIES ARE FORMED WHEN BACTERIA IN THE MOUTH METABOLIZE SUGARS AND STARCHES FROM ANY TYPE OF FOOD (SODA, CANDY. JUICE, BREAD, RICE AND PASTA) TO PRODUCE ACIO. THIS ACIO THEN EATS THROUGH THE ENAMEL OF THE TOOTH, CAUSING A CAVITY. CHOCOLATE CAUSES CAVITIGS- WHILE SITED AS A COMMON CAUSE OF MIGRAINES, A STUDY BY THE UNIVERSITY OF FITTSBURGH HAS SHOWN NO LINK BETWEEN CHOCOLATE AND HEADACHES- THE RESULTS OF THAT DOUBLE-BLINO STUDY OF 63 PARTICIPANTS KNOWN TO SUFFER CHRONIC HEADACHÉS WERE PUBLISHED IN CHOCOLATE CAUSES HEADACHES- O THE NGUROLOGY JOURNAL CEFALALGIA. REGARDLESS OF WHAT YOUR PARENTS OR GAANDPARENTS MAY STILL SAY. STUDIES IN THE PAST TWENTY YEARS HAVE ELIMINATED CHOCOLATE AS A CAUSE OF ACNE. IN FACT, MANY DERMATOLOG61STS DOUBT THAT DIET PLAYS ANY SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF ACNE- ACNE IS NOW BELIEVED TO BE CAUSED BY A COMBINATION OF HIGH BACTERIAL LEVELS AND OIL ON THE SKIN. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE CAUSES AND TREATMENT OF ACNE CHOCOLATE CAUSES ACNE- ANY FOOD CAN BE PART OF A HEALTHY DIET IF CONSUMED IN MODERATION- AN AVERAGE CHOCOLATE BAR CONTAINS 220 CALORIES. WHICH IS LOUW ENOUGH TO BE A PART OF A WEIGHT CONTROL DIET IF OTHER HIGH- CALORIE FOODS ARE ELIMINATED. ENJOYING THE OCCASIONAL PIECE OF CHOCOLATE MAY REDUCE THE RISK OF SEVERE BINGEING, WHICH CAN OCCUR WHEN YOU FEEL DEPRIVEO OF YOUR FAVORITE FOODS- CHOCOLATE CAUSES WEIGHT GAIN- note : AFTER ALL, ISA'T CHOCOLATE BAD FOR US. FULL OF CAFFEINE AND SATURATED FAT? NOT SO FAST-NEW RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THAT CHOCOLATE CAN 6E A PART OF A HEALTKY DIET AFTER ALL- remember: CHOCOLATE'S BAD REPUTATION IS SLOWLY CHANGIN6 AND RESCARCH NOW SHOuS THAT CHOCOLATE CAN BE A PART OF AN OVERALL HERLTHY LIFESTYLE, WHEN CONSUMED IN MODERATION. IF YOU KEEP YOUR POR TION SI2ES SMALL AND SELECT DARK CHOCOLATE WHENEVER POSSIBLE. THE OCCASIONAL TREAT CAN BE A GUILT-FREE PART OF YOUR DIET. Fitho Healthy Weight Loss Diet Brought to you by - Fitho www.fitho.in