Jaaa - vilken bra forskning! 😁🍫😋

Daglig chokladkonsumtion räddar hjärnan enligt studier.

"The subjects ranged from 23 to 98 years; their average intake of chocolate was eight to 10 grams per day. The maximal beneficial effect on cognitive performance occurred at a daily intake of 10 grams. The studies lasted from many months to many years, and the results were compared with those who never/rarely consumed chocolate.

Taken together, these studies demonstrated that all cognitive test scores were significantly higher in those who consumed chocolate at least once per week. The relationship was not attenuated when adjusted for lifestyle and other dietary factors. The lower risk of cognitive decline was statistically significant for levels of chocolate corresponding to an average weekly intake of about three pieces of a chocolate bar, one chocolate snack, or one tablespoon of cocoa powder."

Det är mycket som är bra i kakao, som flavoner, men också för magbakterierna som i sin tur är viktiga för hjärnans funktioner, samt vissa "psykoaktiva beståndsdelar" som coffein, theobromine) och anandamide.

"Recent studies also suggest that many of the cognitive benefits of epicatechin in humans may be due to indirect mechanisms of vasodilatation that improve peripheral and brain blood flow."

"In summary, a systematic review of the current literature strongly suggests that the molecules contained in cocoa may reduce cognitive decline if provided daily and in adequate dosages for many years"

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/your-brain-food/202209/why-daily-chocolate-could-save-your-brain-decline?utm_source=FacebookPost&utm_medium=FBPost&utm_campaign=FBPost&fbclid=IwAR1RsA2EZnOPlocZD6mxBR5NKvp8vKtzD9_a10uUooEGi0bTv_3bqNasLXU

Jag fortsätter glatt med min dagliga choklad …

(Naturligtvis ska man tänka på sockerinnehållet och att hålla en i övrigt balanserad kost och allt det där, men det är ju självklart. 🙂)