How many times have we heard: “It’s better to eat an apple that you lean on sweets? However, British doctors authoritatively declare that chocolate is healthier than fruit..

ACCORDING TO UK SCIENTISTS, CHOCOLATE MAY BE HEALTHY THAN FRUITS, as it contains more substances important for well-being. Experts note that commercially available fruits are poor in vitamins, and juices from them contain a lot of sugar.. “Chocolate contains more antioxidants and other important components than fruits and fruit juices, and from this point of view it is more useful,” the magazine quoted the doctors as saying..

So what exactly are the nutrients found in chocolate Vitamin PP, vitamins B1 and B2, vitamin E, and minerals (calcium, magnesium, sodium, potassium, phosphorus, iron).

At the same time, scientists note that only chocolate can be considered healthy, which contains a fairly high level of cocoa beans, ideally starting with 60% cocoa beans.. Experts recommend dark chocolate as such.

“I would not make such a categorical statement,” said Ashot Hovhannisyan, candidate of medical sciences.. - Fruits have essential minerals, vitamins, fiber, which are not found in chocolate. Our ancestors ate mostly fruits.. Therefore, our body is initially adapted to the use of fruits.. However, few people know how to use them correctly in order to get the maximum benefit.. Basically, we are used to eating fruit for dessert and drinking fruit juice after meals, without realizing that we are harming ourselves by doing so.. Fruits eaten after the main meal come into contact with it and begin to ferment and turn sour. Therefore, it is recommended to take a break after eating from 2 to 5 hours, depending on what you ate.. If it was a salad of fresh vegetables and herbs or stewed vegetables, then the break should be about 2 hours. If you have eaten meat, poultry, eggs, it is recommended to take a break before taking fruit at 4 hours or more.

IT IS MORE CORRECT TO EAT FRUITS FOR BREAKFAST, BEFORE LUNCH AND IN BREAKS BETWEEN MEALS. Every meal is good to start with fruit.. When you eat them on an empty stomach 30 minutes before a meal, this contributes, firstly, to weight loss, and secondly, all vitamins are absorbed as much as possible.. Try to eat fruits in their natural form.

Of course, many people love canned and baked fruits, various jams.. However, remember that any heat treatment destroys most of the vitamins..

As for chocolate, according to Oganesyan, it is really useful, but only bitter, where the content of cocoa beans should exceed 70%.. In general, to maintain health, you need to eat a variety of fruits and vegetables in the diet.. And chocolate does not hurt, but only in moderation.

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