The Health Benefits of Hot Chocolate

Last Updated on January 7, 2021

Hot chocolate is a traditional Mexican drink. Recent research shows that the popular drinks such as coffee, tea and chocolate not only help keep our body warm temperature, but also contribute to strengthen the immune system and possibly help prevent certain diseases.

The key factor is their high level of antioxidants, which help remove harmful substances from the body, which may cause certain degenerative diseases associated with some types of cardiovascular disease and some cancers, etc.

According to research conducted at the University of Cornell, located in Ithaca, New York, in the United States and published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, in the conclusions found that drinking one or two cups of hot chocolate occasionally it can provide a delicious, warm and healthy for more antioxidants to health wellness way.

In the study, analyzed include drinks a cup of hot water with two tablespoons of cocoa, roughly equivalent to the amount of cocoa in a normal size package instant hot chocolate powder pure; a cup of water containing a standard size bag of green tea; a cup of black tea; and a glass of red wine (California Merlot).

Using special analytical techniques to evaluate the total antioxidant content in each drink, the researchers showed that, on a portion, the antioxidant concentration in cocoa was the highest: About 2 times more than red wine, two three times more than green tea, and 4 to 5 times more antioxidants than black tea.

1. Hot Chocolate Can Prevent A Heart Attack

Hot chocolate is an ideal place for any time of the year product. For breakfast or snack, accompanied by pastries or churros, this is a food that also can be used medicinally.Professor of the Department of Nutrition at the University of California, Louis Gravetti, has said it is scientifically proven that cocoa was used formerly as part of treatment of nervous and digestive system.

Moreover, according to the manuscripts of the sixteenth century, it was used to combat anemia, fever and even to enhance sexual appetite.The university concluded that drinking hot chocolate can prevent a stroke or heart attack, because it prevents the formation of blood clots due to its antioxidant power.