10 lợi ích của sô-cô-la

10 loi ich cua so-co-la

Hau het moi nguoi deu thich so-co-la. Ho an no khi thay minh stress, de thay vui ve, de ho co duoc tam trang tot hon.

Hau het moi nguoi deu thich so-co-la. Ho an no khi thay minh stress, de thay vui ve, de ho co duoc tam trang tot hon. Mac du so-co-la rat pho bien va co nhieu loi ich cu the, ban van phai chu y den luong tieu thu cua minh. Neu ban an ngau nghien so-co-la suot ngay, chac chan ban se bi mat nhieu loi ich cua no.

So-co-la co ti le ca cao tu 70% tro len se rat huu ich. Ba muong canh rieng bot ca cao chua 1,5gam chat beo; 3g chat xo; khong co chat beo no va tong cong la 60 calo. Con nhung loai so-co-la sua chua 17g chat beo, 10g chat beo bao hoa tat ca la 270 calo. Vay ban biet thu minh can roi chu?

An so-co-la tot, chang han nhu so-co-la den se giup ban nhieu, dac biet neu ban dang an kieng. Duoi day la mot so loi ich cua so-co-la.

1. Giam nguy co mac benh tim mach

Nhung bang chung ro rang ve chat chong oxy hoa la flavanols co trong so-co-la rat co loi cho suc khoe. So-co-la, dac biet la so-co-la den co ham luong rat cao flavonoids. Nghien cuu tren tap chi BMJ ( British Medical Journal) ket luan, tieu thu so-co-la co the giam nguy co phat trien benh tim den 35%. Ban co nguy co bi benh tim neu tieu cau cua ban dong lai, hinh thanh cuc mau dong va gay tac mach mau. Neu ban tieu thu so-co-la thuong xuyen ban se cai thien luu luong mau dong mach cua minh, khong bi tac nghen. Do la nho flavanols trong hat ca cao giup thuc day dong mau va lam mach mau cua ban thu gian va luu thong.

Hieu qua co loi tren rat nhieu benh ly tim mach cua so-co-la da duoc chung minh dua tren tac dong cua flavanols va procyanindins tren chuc nang thanh mach cho thay so-co-la co loi cho suc khoe tim mach.

Ca cao chua chat chong oxy hoa nhu epicatechin va catechin giup cai thien kha nang hap thu chat dinh duong cua co the.

2. Giam cholesterol

Nhieu nghien cuu cho thay, an so-co-la giup ham luong cholesterol xau ( LDL) va tang nong do cholesterol tot ( HDL). Dong thoi dieu nay cung lam giam nguy co bi benh tim. Ca cao dung tren benh nhan tang cholesterol nhe co the lam giam thap hon 5% muc LDL cholesterol sau 4 tuan (khi uong cocoa hang ngay tu 81-163mg/ngay). Tham chi o nguoi tre co muc cholesterol binh thuong dung so-co-la sua 105g/ngay (chua 168mg flavanols) se lam giam 15% muc LDL-cholesterol sau 14 ngay. Tang HDL cholesterol duoc chung minh tren thuc nghiem va tren nhung nguoi co tang cholesterol nhe neu dung so-co-la den hoac dung dung ca cao dang bot.

3. Giam huyet ap

Nghien cuu cua Grassi tai Y tren mot nhom nguoi tre khoe manh duoc dung che do an giong nhau chi khac biet mot nhom dung 100g so-co-la den va nhom con lai dung 90g so-co-la trang (100g so-co-la den co 500mg polyphenols con so-co-la trang khong co polyphenols). Nghien cuu cho thay, so-co-la den lam giam huyet ap trong khi khong thay dieu nay o nguoi dung so-co-la trang. Dung so-co-la den co the lam giam 4,7mmHg huyet ap tam thu va 2,8mmHg huyet ap tam truong.

4. Ngan ngua benh tieu duong

Vi ca cao co kha nang cai thien do nhay cua insulin. Do do, an so-co-la mot cach dieu do giup ban tri hoan hoac ngan ngua su phat trien cua benh tieu duong.

5. Giam su lo au va cang thang

Stress tao ra chat cortisol dan den bung cung nhu cac co quan khac bi tich mo. An khoang 28g moi ngay trong hai tuan giup ha thap muc cortisol va lam ban thoai mai, chong lo lang. Khao sat cho thay, nhung nguoi an ca cao thuong xuyen co muc do lo lang thap hon 10% so voi binh thuong. Ngoai ra, so-co-la co chua chat phenylethylamine (PEA), do la chat tiet ra khi ban hanh phuc. PEA khuyen khich nao bo tiet ra endorphin mang lai cam giac vui ve, de chiu.

6. Tot cho phu nu mang thai va em be

Nhu da noi tren, so-co-la la thuc pham tuyet voi de giam cang thang. Mot nghien cuu ỏ Phan Lan cho thay, phu nu mang thai an so-co-la thuong xuyen se co tam trang tot, cam thay it ap luc nen em be sinh ra se vui ve va cuoi nhieu hon han nhung be khac.

7. Lam lan da khoe dep

So-co-la la thuc pham tuyet voi lam da khoe manh vi no chua chat chong oxy hoa. An so-co-la trong 12 tuan se giup lan da cua ban tang do am len 25%, dong thoi tang kha nang chong tia UV. So-co-la dong thoi bao ve lan da cua ban khoi mat nuoc, tang do dan hoi va phong bong bang cach cai thien su luu thong cua mau len nao den cac mao mach tren lop da.

8. Nang cao nang luong

Neu ban co thoi quen tap luyen vat va, so-co-la se cung cap cho ban nhieu loi ich. An so-co-la truoc khi tap se cung cap nang luong cho ban. Ca cao chua chat chong oxy hoa nhu epicatechins va catechins giup cai thien kha nang hap thu chat dinh duong cua co the. Mot so nghien cuu cho thay, chat chong oxy hoa co the tang kha nang chong moi len 30%. Ngoai ra, so-co-la giup giam dau sau tap luyen, chu yeu nho cac hop chat chong viem, hieu qua hon mot so do uong phuc hoi co.

9. Giam can

Theo nha than kinh hoc Will Clover, mot mieng so-co-la nho truoc bua an tao ra cac hormon trong nao khien ban cam thay no dan den tieu thu it thuc an it hon sau do. Vi vay, ban khong bi an qua muc can thiet.

10. Tang tri nho

Chat flavanol trong hat ca cao con co tac dung giam kha nang mat tri nho cua nguoi gia. Cac nha khoa hoc o Dai hoc Y Havard da phat hien rang uong 2 coc so-co-la nong moi ngay se cai thien tri nho o nguoi gia.

BS. Tram Anh

((Theo newhealthadvisor.com))