The month of February is considered very special for Love Birds as Valentine's Day comes in this month. Valentine's Week has started. In such a situation, Chocolate Day will be celebrated tomorrow. Chocolate lover must consume chocolate on this special occasion. By the way, only one healthy version of chocolate is dark chocolate. It is also considered good for health. But there are many myths about dark chocolate, which you should know about. Some people believe that it does not contain calories, while some others believe that it can immediately reduce blood pressure. What is the truth behind these assumptions. Let us tell you.
Myth 1- Dark chocolate does not contain calories
Truth- It is absolutely true that dark chocolate also contains calories, however, it is less than white or milk chocolate. Dark chocolate with dark chocolate with 70 percent or more cocoa has low amounts of natural sugar and fat. If you want to control weight, then it should be eaten in balanced quantity.
Myth 2- Dark chocolate reduces blood pressure
Truth- By the way dark chocolate contains flavonoids, which helps control high BP over time, although it is not permanent treatment. At the same time, its effect is not immediate and it is necessary to eat it with a balanced diet.
Myth 3 – Treatment of depression with dark chocolate
Truth- It is absolutely true that eating dark chocolate definitely causes serotonin enhancing elements, which can help improve the mood, but its treatment is not certain. Therefore, it is necessary to consult a doctor for the treatment of depression.
Myth 4- Expensive dark chocolate is healthy
Truth- Often people believe that cheap dark chocolate is not healthy. They have to spend more money to eat healthy dark chocolate. Although expensive chocolate may have better quality, it is not necessary that it has at least 70 percent cocoa for healthy. If the dark chocolate you eat, then it has 70 percent cocoa, meaning you are eating healthy chocolate.
Myth 5 – Dark Chocolate Sugar is free
Truth- By the way, dark chocolate contains small amounts of sugar, which is found in small amounts of sugar in 50-70 percent cocoa chocolate. 85 percent of cocoa chocolate has very low sugar. Whenever you buy dark chocolate, always check the quantity of cocoa in the label.
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