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https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/your-brain-food/202209/daily-chocolate-may-rescue-the-brain-cognitive-declineRecent evidence for the many benefits of cocoa in the aging human brain.
Posted September 3, 2022
Reviewed by Vanessa Lancaster
KEY POINTS
- A systematic review of the literature suggests that the molecules contained in cocoa may reduce cognitive decline.
- Daily chocolate consumption was inversely associated with the risk of death from all causes.
- The cognitive benefits of epicatechin in cocoa powder may be due to mechanisms of vasodilation and increased
brain blood flow.
- The benefits are due to the main compounds found in cocoa and their microbiota-induced gut metabolites.
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TreasonousBastard
(43,049 posts)Very good.
Gaugamela
(2,496 posts)beneficial molecule. I take it before bed. Id highly recommend it.
Bristlecone
(10,130 posts)Which I endorse far too often.
OAITW r.2.0
(24,556 posts)I buy 12 packs of small "Mr. Goodbar's" and "Hersey's with Almonds". I'm good for 3 or 4 small packs a night.....my desert! Hardly a full candy bar compared to back in the day, but still....it's the right balance between taste and cognitive awareness.
Angleae
(4,491 posts)brush
(53,815 posts)Cartoonist
(7,320 posts)My new concern is whatever artificial sweetener they use.
KarenS
(4,083 posts)I've read that it helps with digestion too.
Love my Chocolate.
bahboo
(16,351 posts)weird.
Wednesdays
(17,398 posts)I read it's as effective as codeine. I don't know if it's as good as that, but I've used dark chocolate with impressive results.
Hermit-The-Prog
(33,389 posts)SCantiGOP
(13,871 posts)with the occasional Baby Ruth stolen from the grandkids Halloween bag.
Native
(5,943 posts)Meowmee
(5,164 posts)My fathers death I started eating it daily. I have to be careful because it can mess up my digestive system too. I do notice though that it stimulates my heart a bit too much so I think Im gonna cut down a bit. A friend sent me some godiva so that started me up but now I am on hersheys 😀
Cracklin Charlie
(12,904 posts)I eat it every day.
Right now, actually.
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Bayard
(22,121 posts)(IXCACAO: MAYAN GODDESS OF CHOCOLATE)
ARPad95
(1,671 posts)serving of raw almonds.
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If the obesity doesnt kill me, the A1C just might. I prefer milk chocolate.
mbusby
(823 posts)Disaffected
(4,559 posts)food fad. At last, something that tastes great is good for you!
Recall when a glass of wine a day was good for you? It had to do with the "Mediterranean diet" or some such thing.
Turns out the latest is that any amount of alcohol is bad for you - wine or otherwise (sorry, no cite, heard it on the CBC news a while ago).
bsiebs
(688 posts)keithbvadu2
(36,869 posts)Even if it might not be true, I want to believe.
multigraincracker
(32,713 posts)every 2 hours during the day.
Unless it helps memory, I'd forget.
KentuckyWoman
(6,690 posts)Telling our doctors a whole box of Esther Price dark chocolate turtles every week is good for you.
Beartracks
(12,821 posts)Seems there should be some synergistic effect, right?
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Warpy
(111,317 posts)Chocolate also contains potassium and a genteel stimulant called theobromine. It's probably the latter that prevents decline.
Permanut
(5,619 posts)My wife and I always test a bag or two ahead of time for safety and freshness. Want to make sure it's top quality for the kids.
ecstatic
(32,726 posts)😥
Meowmee
(5,164 posts)Any chocolate counts. Dark chocolate gives me runs so I usually eat milk chocolate and sugar is better for me than artificial sweeteners. Maybe I will try unsweetened cocoa with stevia though. I am on a very strict diet and there are many things I can no longer eat and have not eaten for over 10 years now. So adding chocolate back in after it contributed to an event which led to a hospital stay was a big deal to be able to do.