Prevents Formation of Bad Cholesterol
An interesting effect of dark chocolate is that it can prevent the formation of bad cholesterol in the body. Cholesterol comes in two types: good and bad cholesterol. Good cholesterol is called HDL or high-density lipoproteins. They absorb all the bad cholesterol, LDLs, cholesterol that causes heart attacks and other conditions. HDLs then take the cholesterol to the liver for disposal from the body. However, if there are too many LDLs, there is an increased chance of heart diseases and conditions.
Dark chocolate helps in this situation by lowering LDL levels and increasing HDL levels. The result is a more efficient process to dispose of bad cholesterol. It is because of the high amount of polyphenols and theobromine in chocolate. Purer dark chocolate has these two in abundance and helps fight bad cholesterol. A study combined chocolate with almonds to see how they could deal with heart conditions, and they were very effective in dropping cholesterol levels to a reasonable level.
