Chocolate bars and the health problems with them.
It wouldn't be wrong to say that chocolates are one of the sweets stuff loved and enjoyed across the globe and almost everyone but there are exception where people do not like the taste of the dessert, even the numbers say that. In 2019 around 4.8 Million Tonnes of cocoa powder was produced globally is a huge amount to be considered and around 350 million bars of chocolate sold in a year by one of the leading brands in the field.
Agree or not chocolate bars are amazing and it replacing many traditional sweets in some region of the world. The interesting story is that the product milk chocolate was not made intentionally and yet makes a figure each year that most of the people can not comprehend.
This might look like a clear victory for manufacturers of chocolate products but there is problem with thing as well. Many claim that chocolate contain a compound
'phenethylamine' which makes the brain feel good also called love compound as the brain release neurotransmitters after the consumption.
'phenethylamine' which makes the brain feel good also called love compound as the brain release neurotransmitters after the consumption.
So Chocolates are any good?
There is no definite conclusion for this question as the it's goodness varies from person to person with different intents of physique. Some people who are on trying to lose weight might and should avoid chocolates at any cost. While on the other hand the people who do not expect any physical goals and are happy with their current fitness state can be suggested to continue on their will.
Many Sports individual/Athletes, mostly bodybuilder have a strict diet in which they have to consume a definite amount food with calculated amount of nutrients and at particular intervals in a day and they tend to avoid chocolate as much they can. So the property of goodness and harmfulness varies from person to person. In this article we will discuss only the bad effects of chocolate and their alternatives.
Bad Effects of Chocolate consumption.
There is no problem with pure cocoa powder available naturally or the packed one which is the key ingredient of chocolates. In fact many brands who manufacture the chocolate flavored whey protein use cocoa processed with alkali as the flavoring agent.The original cocoa bean powder in fact is high in protein, packing somewhat same nutritional values of mung beans.
The real problems arises when we talk about processed milk chocolates and chocolate bars. Although named as milk chocolate, these milk chocolates are mostly made up of saturated fats in the form of Cocoa Butter and Vegetable Oils and fillers such as maltodextrin in some cases also.
Saturated fats are associated with many chronic health problems apart from obesity. Saturated fats increase the LDL(low density lipoprotein) Cholesterol which is one of the factors responsible for heart disease. Although some kind of saturated fats such one present in Eggs and Edible Coconut oil have cholesterol but it of different kind i.e HDL (high density lipoprotien) Cholesterol which responsible for removing and maintaining LDL cholesterol levels. In short HDL is good cholesterol while LDL is bad cholesterol. The saturated fats present in chocolate is definitely not the good one so if you are into weight loss then it should be avoided.
Maltodextrin is not a poisonous compound yet its effect are poisonous. Maltodextrin is nothing but a kind of simple carbohydrate with the highest glycemic index of all carbohydrates. Food Products such as Chips, Chocolates and even some biscuits have maltodextrin as a filler. Occasional consumption of maltodextrin has very low to nothing health concerning effect while consumption on daily basis might result in diabetes mellitus in the long run.
You can use cocoa powder to make chocolate consumables and might not have that health concern as processed chocolate products have. If you want other sweet recipes including the chocolate in it then you should check this article out. Click here for the article.
The real problems arises when we talk about processed milk chocolates and chocolate bars. Although named as milk chocolate, these milk chocolates are mostly made up of saturated fats in the form of Cocoa Butter and Vegetable Oils and fillers such as maltodextrin in some cases also.
Saturated fats are associated with many chronic health problems apart from obesity. Saturated fats increase the LDL(low density lipoprotein) Cholesterol which is one of the factors responsible for heart disease. Although some kind of saturated fats such one present in Eggs and Edible Coconut oil have cholesterol but it of different kind i.e HDL (high density lipoprotien) Cholesterol which responsible for removing and maintaining LDL cholesterol levels. In short HDL is good cholesterol while LDL is bad cholesterol. The saturated fats present in chocolate is definitely not the good one so if you are into weight loss then it should be avoided.
Maltodextrin is not a poisonous compound yet its effect are poisonous. Maltodextrin is nothing but a kind of simple carbohydrate with the highest glycemic index of all carbohydrates. Food Products such as Chips, Chocolates and even some biscuits have maltodextrin as a filler. Occasional consumption of maltodextrin has very low to nothing health concerning effect while consumption on daily basis might result in diabetes mellitus in the long run.
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You can use cocoa powder to make chocolate consumables and might not have that health concern as processed chocolate products have. If you want other sweet recipes including the chocolate in it then you should check this article out. Click here for the article.
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