EASTER – Even if we are once again facing strict restrictive measures to stem the Covid-19, the time to skip chocolate will not come. On the contrary, this year perhaps even more than the others, it will be good to devour delicious chocolates on this Sunday April 4, day of Easter. Because the benefits of its consumption are still relevant today.
Stimulation of the brain and memory, or even reduction of the risk of depression, are all phenomena that have been demonstrated by scientific studies.
In May 2016, researchers from the universities of Adelaide, Australia, Maine, the United States and the Luxembourg Health Institute showed in a study published in the journal Appetite that weekly (at least once) chocolate consumption was associated with better cognitive performance.
Around 1000 people were questioned in the 1970s about their eating habits, and therefore their consumption of chocolate. Between 2001 and 2006, researchers analyzed the data. As a result, those who ate chocolate at least once a week performed better on cognitive tests than others. Among the intellectual capacities observed, visual memory or reasoning.
Better memory
For these scientists, it is thanks to the flavonoids present in cocoa that this link between chocolate and cognitive capacities can be explained. These molecules are found in coffee or tea. It is not specified in the study but the more the chocolate is fo …
This article originally appeared on The HuffPost and has been updated.
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