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Chocolate is more than just a snack to enjoy while binge-watching Netflix. A single piece of chocolate has so much history and uses behind it, you would be surprised by how powerful it is and how many interesting chocolate facts there are. Here are 10 surprising facts about chocolate you probably didn't know<br>
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10 SURPRISING FACTS ABOUT CHOCOLATE 5. It Can Improve Your Memory 1. Chocolate Was Used to Make Alcohol 2. White chocolate is not real chocolate. A study conducted at Columbia University Medical Center may have proven that Around 1400 to 1100 B.C. civilization Believe it or not,white chocolate does not chocolate can improve your memory. In fermented cocoa beans to create alcoholic contain any chocolate liquor or cocoa drinks. Discovered in Honduras, this experiment, participants were given a solids like dark or milk chocolate. However, researchers have learned that it was first beverage that contained a high dose of it does contain a small amount of cacao farmed for this purpose before it was cocoa flavanols. This is an antioxidant that eventually used to create the sweet bean respectively. is found naturally in chocolate. The dessert we eat in today’s modern culture participants were instructed to drink this beverage every day for three months while 3. Chocolate Can Lower Body Fat Levels 4. It is a Powerful Mental Stimulant they had their memory tested. The group who consumed this drink had a 25% better A study completed at the University of performance than the control group. Chocolate has the power to widen blood Granada discovered that this so-called common knowledge may, in fact, be wrong. vessels and can even help reduce blood In 2013, scientists studied almost 1500 pressure. Not to mention, it is very effective teens and took note of any changes to their at keeping the main populous awake and waist circumference, body mass index, and focused for hours. A recent study at body mass percentage. The teenagers who Northern Arizona University on the effective regularly consumed chocolate in their diet ability of chocolate to keep over 120 had lower levels of fat in their abdomens subjects awake. and lower total body fat.