Antioxidants In Chocolate Help Physical Exercise By Decreasing Blood Pressure
We've been discovering that flavanoids in dark cocoa may have a positive affect on blood pressure, cardiac health and fitness and more. Now there's some evidence that high flavanol cocoa may help people during exercise. New study shows high flavanol chocolate helped chubby and obese people with their blood pressure while exercising.
So, basically, it seems that high flavanol cocoa can make it easier for obese people to exercise. We are seeing many dark chocolate studies that are consistently showing us the dark chocolate health benefits. Combine that with new research on dark chocolate's appetite suppression qualities and we may start to spot a whole industry pop up. The Chocolate Diet is back! But this time it has scientific dark chocolate antioxidant data to back it up.
Pay attention, we did not assert chocolate is going to cause you to lose weight! Most chocolate in the market at this time at your local store is big in supplemented fats, refined sugars and likely is NOT high in flavanols. Most flavanols in cocoa are destroyed in the heating procedure of making chocolate candy. For that matter, the study used a high flavanol cocoa drink. There is dark chocolate that is out there with cold processed cocoa and is not "dutched" (or alkalized), but it is not readily accessible at your local store.
But a high flavanol cold processed dark cocoa may aid people at risk start to exercise, reducing their risk, and commencing the process to lower their blood pressure. A blending of being able to exercise with less cardiovascular risk, with the appetite suppression qualities may be able to get somebody on the road to reduce their weight.
Other earlier research has shown that dark cocoa helps with disposition (which could make it simpler to get going with an exercise schedule and feel good about it). Dark chocolate studies have made clear that high flavanol cocoa may also assist with inflammation which may help with exercise recovery times.
As always, verify with your doctor, because every person is different, before you start any new exercise or diet program. But having cocoa as in support of a recurring fitness program sure sounds brilliant to me, I adore chocolate!