Chocolate also has health benefits, because chocolate is rich in antioxidant content of phenols and flavonoids. With the presence of antioxidants, this will be able to capture free radicals in the body. The amount of antioxidant content is even three times more than green tea, beverages that have been often regarded as a source of antioxidants.

With the presence of antioxidants, it’s making the chocolate into one health drink. Phenol, an antioxidant capable of reducing cholesterol in the blood so it can reduce the risk of heart attack are also useful to prevent the incidence of cancer in the body, preventing the occurrence of stroke and high blood. Besides the fat content in chocolate high quality proven cholesterol-free and does not clog the blood vessels.

In addition, chocolate also contains substances and nutrients that are essential for the body such as iron, potassium and calcium. Cocoa itself is the highest natural source of magnesium. If someone is magnesium deficiency, can cause hypertension, heart disease, diabetes and joint pain. By eating chocolate will add magnesium in daily nutrient intake that causes increased levels of progesterone in women. Other benefits of chocolate are to beauty, because antioxidants and catechins in it can prevent premature aging, it is currently developing a very good brown scrubs for skin beauty.

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