Can chocolate lose weight?

Appropriate dark chocolate can produce certain weight loss effect, but it must be dark chocolate with high cocoa content.

Dark chocolate refers to chocolate with cocoa solids content between 70% and 99%, or with milk content below 12%.

This slightly bitter chocolate, eaten in moderation, will have a good effect on weight loss.

The magical effect of chocolate:

1. Protect the cardiovascular system. Dark chocolate contains a lot of natural antioxidant polyphenols, which can prevent blood fat from depositing on the inner wall of blood vessels and reduce the incidence of cardiovascular diseases to some extent.

2. Lowering blood pressure, flavanol in dark chocolate can promote the production of nitric oxide, thus relaxing blood vessels.

3. control your appetite. Dark chocolate also contains caffeine. The previous article about "black coffee" mentioned that caffeine can suppress appetite and promote metabolism.

4. Adjust the digestive system. The cellulose in dark chocolate can promote intestinal peristalsis and help gastrointestinal digestion, while isoflavones can inhibit the secretion of chloride ions in the intestine and relieve diarrhea symptoms.

5. Anti-depression, dark chocolate contains a certain amount of phenylethylamine, which is a very important element for people to adjust their emotions. We often say that eating chocolate can produce a feeling of happiness, and we are also talking about dark chocolate.

6. Anti-aging, the powerful antioxidant "flavanol" in dark chocolate can help people reduce insulin resistance, regulate weight and even accelerate wound healing.

7. Lose weight, which should be everyone's biggest concern. A large part of fat in dark chocolate belongs to unsaturated fatty acids and will not be converted into body meat. On the contrary, dark chocolate will burn off some fat and heat in the process of digestion and absorption.

Everything has advantages and disadvantages. Eating too much dark chocolate can also cause digestive problems, such as stomach pain, bloating and constipation.

Of course, eating too much dark chocolate will still make you fat, so I suggest you eat it when you are hungry between meals, and the amount you eat should not exceed 50 grams every day, 2~3 times a week.