- The smell of chocolate increases theta brain waves that cause relaxation.
- White chocolate is technically not considered a chocolate because it does not contain cocoa.
- Many scientific studies have shown that chocolate does not generally raise the level of bad cholesterol. In fact, chocolate in some people can even lower your cholesterol levels.
- Chocolate does not cause caries. A study at the Osaka University in Japan has revealed that some of the cocoa parts, the main ingredient of chocolate, actually fight against caries!
- Casanova considered chocolate a "love elixir".
- Although many claim that chocolate is aphrodisiac, science has not yet found convincing evidence.
- One study with more than 44,000 participants showed that those who consumed chocolate on a week basis were less likely to experience a heart attack for 22 percent.
- The scientific name for the tree on which cocoa is grown is Theobroma cacao, meaning "the food of the gods".
- Emperor of Aztec Montezuma II drank more than 50 cups of chocolate a day.
- The chocolate industry is worth about $ 110 billion annually.
- The 2013 survey showed that because of the scent of chocolate in the bookstore, it increases the chance that buyers will buy cookbooks or love novels by 40% and 22% have a better chance of buying a book of any genre.
- Maya used cocoa as a currency and was worth more than gold dust. Growth was limited so that the value never fell.
- Almost half of the chocolate produced in the world is eaten in Europe.
- Chocolate contains high levels of strong stimulus called 'theobromine'. Teobromination can cause heart failure, attack, kidney damage, and dehydration. But in order to poison with chocolate, you should eat about 10 kg.
15.By the 17th century, chocolate was reserved for the European elite. At this time it was considered that this dark dessert has nutritional, healing and aphrodisiac properties. - An extensive study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association concluded that "Chocolate does not play any role in the onset of acne ... even large amounts of chocolate did not clinically exacerbate acne."
17 The Catholic Church once linked chocolate with heretical behavior, , Extortion, witchcraft and seduction. Later they adopted it themselves, and even recommended to be consumed during the post. - The average resident of Switzerland is eating about 11 kg of chocolate annually. The Swiss also have the least recorded heart attacks.
- In a study at the University of Indiana, it was concluded that cyclists who drank chocolate milk after training were less tired. They also achieved better results on endurance tests than those who drank sports energy drinks.
- One study has shown that chocolate can reduce cough almost as effectively as syrups.
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