Benefits of Chocolate For Weight Loss

 So far, chocolate has often been one of the mortal enemies of dieters. However, some claim chocolate can lose weight.

Many doubt this claim because chocolate products are on average high in sugar and fat. So, how can eating chocolate make you lose weight?

Is it true that chocolate loses weight?

Yes, chocolate can help reduce weight. Several research results show the benefits of this chocolate.

Research has found that chocolate helps to lose weight by increasing satiety and preventing the formation of fat.

1. Chocolate increases satiety longer

The weight will increase when you constantly increase your calorie intake and do less physical activity.

The chocolate loses weight by maintaining satiety for a longer time.

This can help control the desire to eat a lot so that the amount of calorie intake is reduced.

Here's the explanation based on research.

Chocolate is beneficial for intestinal bacteria

Research published in the Journal of Functional Foods states that chocolate consumption can suppress hunger, the effect is noticeable after 4 weeks.

The content of flavonoids can stimulate the growth of good bacteria in the intestines.

These good bacteria will produce short-chain fatty acids that can control appetite.

Long-chain fatty acids provoke the release of the hormone peptide YY and the hormone glucagon-like peptide-1.

The hormone peptide-YY reduces appetite and glucagon-like peptide-1 inhibits gastric emptying. The feeling of satiety lasts longer.

Fats in chocolate are digested longer

Other studies have also laid out how weight loss chocolate works.

The study, published in the journal Nutrition and Diabetes, revealed that the fat in chocolate comes from cocoa butter.

The body takes longer to digest cocoa butter fat. So, the consumption of chocolate makes the stomach feel fuller and not easily hungry.

Chocolate is also rich in proteins that increase metabolism thus increasing satiety and helping with weight loss.

2. Chocolate inhibits the formation of body fat

Citing the results of a study released by Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, consuming 30 grams of chocolate per day for 4-8 weeks can reduce weight.

This study explains that chocolate is rich in flavonoid content consisting of epicatechin, catechins, and procyanidins.

All three can increase insulin sensitivity, inhibit the formation of fat, and increase energy formation.

Citing the journal Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering, chocolate also contains theobromine which inhibits the formation of fatty tissue.

The caffeine content in chocolate can break down fat and convert nutrient intake into energy.