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Thursday, December 4, 2008
2 Chocolate Myths Part 1: Find Out The Truth About Chocolate While Exploring 2 Major Chocolate Myths.
Chocolate.
Wouldn't it be nice to discover that chocolate is actually good for you?
Let's explore the truth about chocolate on our way to exposing the chocolate myths. Such myths include the following about chocolate…
1. Chocolate is bad for people to consume.
2. Eating chocolate will make you gain weight.
3. Caffeine is a huge ingredient in chocolate.
4. Only serve chocolate for desert.
5. Diabetics cannot eat chocolate
6. Chocolate gives you cavities
7. Major skin problems, like acne, result from eating chocolate
There are the major myths in a nutshell. Let's start breaking each of them down and see where we end up.
MYTH #1: Chocolate is bad for people to consume.
When you are talking about the chocolate that is available at most local grocery stores, then you are correct. However, in its purer form there are quite a number of healthy benefits to chocolate. The amount of phytonutrition that is in pure chocolate is simply unbelievable. Therefore, the problem isn't in chocolate being bad for you but rather where does a person find the best chocolate to consume?
Here is a breakdown of what is available in true cocoa bean chocolate.
* B1
* B2
* B3
* B5
* B6
* C
* E
* Copper
* Calcium
* Phosphorous
* Iron
* Magnesium
* Zinc
* Manganese
Simply put, true unadulterated chocolate can indeed provide many healthy antioxidants to your body and is full of polyphenols as well as flavenoids.
MYTH #2: Eating chocolate will make you gain weight.
If we are talking about candy bar type chocolate, then this is likely correct.
However, if we are going to continue examining healthy chocolate then it's another story altogether. Healthy dark chocolate comes packed full of…
* tryptophan
* serotonin
* dopamine
Neurotransmitters are able to block one's over indulgent appetite as well as keeping food cravings at bay. The majority of scientists agree that derivates like cocoa butter that come from the cocoa bean contribute to lipid profiles which are unquestionably healthy.
In our next article we will continue exploring the facts verse fiction of our chocolate journey. Here are the next two topics…
* Caffeine is a huge ingredient in chocolate
* Only serve chocolate for desert.
Isn't it time you know the truth about chocolate while setting aside the unnecessary chocolate myths?
