DALLAS: A research team has confirmed that the consumption of dark chocolate (cacao) benefits brain health.
The research team’s initial studies have shown that absorbed cacao flavonoids penetrate and accumulate in the brain regions associated with learning and memory, resulting in nerve-altering and protective proteins that promote nerve cell growth, increase brain function and brain communication, improve blood flow and promote the formation of blood vessels in the brain and sensory systems.
Cacao or dark chocolate (70 percent cacao content) is a major source of flavonoids, powerful antioxidants and anti-inflammatory components with known processes shown to be beneficial to cardiovascular health.