CHOCOLATES!!
I guess everyone loves to eat chocolate. It tastes nice and looks nice too. So here's something bad about chocolates that you might want to know:
1. Calories
Chocolate packs a lot of calories. 100g contains: Milk chocolate 520 kcals, dark chocolate 510 kcals and white chocolate 529 kcals.
2) Glucose Swings
Sweetened chocolate contains lots of sugar, producing glucose swings which, as well as encouraging you to eat more, are increasingly
linked with the development of obesity and type 2 diabetes.
3. Mood Swings
Chocolate that contains a lot of sugar can also cause swings in levels of endorphins - brain chemicals that affect mood. This can, in turn, produce mood swings as well as carbohydrate cravings, one reason why women with pre-menstrual syndrome often crave chocolate before a period, when their endorphin levels are low.
4. Tooth decay
The fermentable sugar present in chocolate has the potential to trigger tooth decay.
But other than all these harmful effects, chocolates aren't that lousy actually. Here are some pros:
1. Antioxidant Protection
Chocolate contains large quantities of antioxidants - chemicals that help to neutralise some of the harmful chemical reactions occurring as part of our metabolism and during exposure to pollutants.
2. Feel Good
Eating chocolate makes you feel good. It increases brain levels of several chemicals, including mood-altering PEA (phenylethylamine, related to amphetamine), which produces a mild, confidence-instilling buzz. Chocolate also contains tryptophan - a chemical converted to serotonin in the brain to lift mood and increase euphoria - and theobromine, a stimulant that peps you up.
3. Caffeine
The amount of caffeine contained in chocolate is around 10 times less than that in the average serving of coffee, tea or cola drinks. In fact, low intakes of caffeine can be beneficial, as they improve fat metabolism, exercise endurance, increase alertness and decrease the perception of effort and fatigue.
