CHOCOLATE

MUHAMMAD ALIF HAMDAN9218

CIVIL ENGINEERING4TH YEAR 1ST SEMESTER

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“50 mg bar of dark chocolate is equivalent to six apples.”

Michael Douglas, Health Expert.

Presentation Outline

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Introduction • Crazy of chocolate but scared to eat it?• Recent studies have revealed that chocolate

are a supporter for a good health. • In fact this brown wonder has far more

advantages than you can smell and taste!• Some of you may be thinking that a dark

chocolate bar is bitter or yucky. • If you aren't a fan of dark chocolate, you've

probably never had the good stuff.

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Types • White chocolate• Milk chocolate (10-20%)• Dark chocolate

Sweet dark chocolate (35-45%) Semi-sweet chocolate (40-62%) Bittersweet chocolate (60-85%)

• Unsweetened chocolate (100%)

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Benefits • These benefits are from flavonoids, which

act as antioxidants. • Antioxidants protect the body from aging

caused by free radicals, which can cause damage that leads to heart disease.

• Dark chocolate contains a large number of antioxidants (nearly 8 times the number found in strawberries).

• Flavonoids also help relax blood pressure through the production of nitric oxide, and balance certain hormones in the body.

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Dr. Stibich, PhD in Health Behavior

Benefits • Dark chocolate is good for your heart.

A small bar of it everyday can help keep your heart and cardiovascular system running well.

• Lower Blood Pressure. Studies have shown that consuming a small bar of dark

chocolate everyday can reduce blood pressure in individuals with high blood pressure.

• Lower Cholesterol. Dark chocolate has also been shown to reduce LDL

cholesterol (the bad cholesterol) by up to 10 percent.• Chocolate has not been proven to contribute to

cavities or tooth decay. Cocoa butter may in fact coat teeth and help protect

them by preventing plaque formation.

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Dr. Stibich, PhD in Health Behavior

Conclusion

• In good measures, chocolate can be considered as a healthy food.

• But REMEMBER, some wise men have said that excess of anything is bad.

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“Life is like a box of chocolates... you never know what you're gonna get.”Forrest Gump (Tom Hanks)

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