This of course doesn’t suggest
that you should eat bars and bars of dark chocolate. You can savor dark
chocolate as a portion of a balanced diet that includes regular exercise.
If you want to stave off heart disease then this powerful antioxidant from dark
chocolate will help you out.
Don’t try to replace the dark
chocolate with milk chocolate though; milk seems to interfere with the body's
absorption of the
dark chocolate antioxidant.
White chocolate and milk chocolate are unfortunately not effective in providing
you with the same health benefits. Unlike dark chocolate, white
chocolate is not effective in lowering blood pressure.
Milk chocolate does not have the
same amounts of antioxidants, as you would find in dark chocolate.
In order to get the same effects of antioxidant in dark chocolate you would have
to eat twice as much milk chocolate. Not good for those counting calories and
watching their weight.
Cutting
back on other types of foods and eating a 100-gram portion of dark
chocolate everyday can help you get and enjoy the benefits of the dark chocolate
antioxidant.
The best way to enjoy the wide-ranging effects of antioxidants is to eat
moderate portions of dark chocolate and other
antioxidant rich foods. You will find that not only are
you healthier but you are happier.
Look forward to that little treat
of dark chocolate by breaking up that portion of chocolate into several pieces
and enjoying it as a quick snack during your day or after a meal.
Keep in mind that you need to cut back a little on other foods if you want to
enjoy dark chocolate without worrying about putting on weight.
You could also start working out
a little more, for example doing a few extra sit ups than you already do.
