Certainly, no one needs a particular reason to consume chocolates however individuals with artery ailment currently obtain a good reason to buy them. A study found that eating dark chocolate can help people struggling with peripheral artery ailment. The study involved individuals with artery problems within their legs and discovered that they could walk longer as well as farther once they ate dark chocolate.
Study participants were tested on a treadmill in the morning and again two hours after eating 40 grams of dark and milk chocolate (about the size of an average American plain chocolate bar) on separate days. They had an increased ability to walk unassisted after eating dark chocolate, compared to when they ate milk chocolate. The levels of nitric oxide, a gas linked to improved blood flow, were also higher when participants ate dark chocolate. Other biochemical signs of oxidative stress were also lower. The study authors suggest that dark chocolate contains compounds called polyphenols that may reduce oxidative stress and improve blood flow in peripheral arteries. The dark chocolate used in the study had a cocoa content of more than 85 per cent, making it rich in polyphenols. The milk chocolate, with a cocoa content below 30 per cent, had far fewer polyphenols.
