Chocolate is a very popular food, especially among young women nowadays, who love chocolate very much. But we often hear that you cannot eat chocolate during menstruation, otherwise it will aggravate dysmenorrhea and may even cause poor blood circulation. Eating chocolate during menstruation also has many effects. As long as we understand this, we will know when to start and when not to eat it. Can I eat chocolate during my period? Women can eat some chocolate during menstruation, which can help significantly increase the antioxidant content in the blood. Relieve women's discomfort during menstruation. Women can eat some chocolate during their menstrual period. The phenol complex in chocolate can not only prevent the fat in chocolate from turning rancid, but also be quickly absorbed by blood vessels after being ingested. The antioxidant content in the blood increases significantly and quickly acts as a powerful antioxidant that prevents LDL oxidation and inhibits platelet activity in blood vessels. These essential substances play an important role in maintaining blood flow in human blood vessels. Therefore, it is good to eat some chocolate during menstruation, but don’t eat too much, as it is bad for your health. The disadvantages of eating too much dark chocolate Can cause menstrual disorders Many women suffer from premenstrual syndrome. Studies have shown that although chocolate can give people a brief "good hallucination", if women eat too much chocolate during their menstrual period, it will aggravate menstrual irritability and breast pain. Will get fat Chocolate is a food with high energy density. Although the sodium and sugar content in dark chocolate is lower than that in milk chocolate and white chocolate, the fat content (especially saturated fat) is still relatively high. Eating some dark chocolate every day will not make you gain weight, and it can control your appetite very well, but you will still gain weight if you eat too much, especially dark chocolate that has been processed and added with sugar, fat, whole milk and other ingredients. |
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