As if we could be anymore hot for chocolate, now research finds that eating the dark sort can help you go longer and further during moderate exercise.
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As if we could be anymore hot for chocolate, now research finds that eating the dark sort can help you go longer and further during moderate exercise. When cyclists swopped a daily snack for 40g of dark chocolate (an average full-sized bar) for two weeks, they covered more distance in a time trial than those who swopped for white chocolate. Scientists think a type of flavonol in the cacao bean (which isn’t in white choc) increases nitric oxide production, which boosts circulation and reduces oxygen consumption. “That means your body is working more eciently, so you can sustain performance levels longer,” explains study coauthor James Brouner.
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