Tuesday, 18 March 2014 HealthDay News)-it is said that dark chocolate why can be good for your heart, and new research have discovered.
Tested and found that certain bacteria in the stomach to eat dark chocolate, then anti-inflammatory substances ferment Louisiana State University of researcher cocoa powder into a model of the digestive tract it and let, to benefit the heart.
The study was planned Tuesday at a meeting of the American Chemical Society in Dallas for presentation.
"We found that there two types of microbes in the gut: the good and the bad" Maria Moore, a student and one of the authors of the study, said in a press release of the company.
"The good microbes such as Bifidobacterium and lactic acid bacteria, set on chocolate," said Moore of the press release. "If you eat dark chocolate, they grow and ferment, it produces compounds that are anti-inflammatory."
Study leader John Finley, Professor at LSUs - Department of food science, said, "If these compounds are absorbed by the body, they reduce the inflammation of the heart vascular tissue, to reduce the long-term risk of stroke."
Finley said that he believes that this dark the first study to examine chocolate effects on different types of stomach bacteria.
The researchers also evidence suggesting that people could win even more health benefits if they are dark chocolate with firm fruits such as pomegranate and Acai food.
Represented at meetings usually apply data and conclusions as preliminary until published in a peer-reviewed journal.