Does Hot Chocolate Boost Brain Power?
As the cold weather approaches a hot chocolate with marshmallows sounds tasty. Are there any health benefits from drinking hot chocolate? Apparently so. Numerous articles have been written and research done on the health benefits of cocoa and hot chocolate. So this winter when you are drinking your hot chocolate by the fire, think of these great health benefits: Cocoa Boosts Brain Power - The November 2013 issue of the Tufts University Nutrition Letter, notes that drinking hot chocolate can boost brain power among the elderly ( Drinking Cocoa Boosts Cognition and Blood Flow in the Brain ). A new study has shown that as little as 2 cups of cocoa a day can improve brain function by improving cognitive function and blood flow to the brain. It seems the flavonoids in cocoa and in dark chocolate help the brain by improving blood vessel function and thus blood flow. Harvard researchers gave 2 cups of hot chocolate to 60 ...