Diabetics
Xocai Healthy Chocolate is diabetic friendly!
Jeanette Brooks, the president and founder of the company is diabetic. We started eating the product because Joanne was diagnosed Type II. We have Type I friends who are eating and enjoying Xocai daily.
“Cocoa is rich in antioxidant flavonoids called flavonols, which include procyanidins, epicatechins and catechins. Studies have shown that people with high blood levels of flavonoids have lower risk of heart disease, lung cancer, prostate cancer, asthma and diabetes. This reduction in health risks is due to the many beneficial properties of flavonoids: they possess anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antibacterial, anticancer and antiviral properties.
One of the most promising areas related to the healing properties of chocolate is diabetes, especially Type II diabetes, since complications of the disease affect not only the heart, but blood vessels, nerves, kidneys and eyes.
A recent study done by Italian researchers suggest that flavonols present in chocolate can protect the cardiovascular system and can improve the utilization of insulin in diabetic patients. The findings indicate that flavonols can lower blood pressure and lower overall blood fat levels. The researchers stated, “Our findings support a potentially beneficial action of chocolate flavonols on blood pressure, vasorelaxation and insulin sensitivity, and suggest further research in this area.” High blood sugar causes all of the serious side effects of diabetes. This study shows that cocoa flavonoids make the body more sensitive to insulin (or decrease insulin resistance), thus reducing blood sugar levels.1”
1 Grassi D, et al. Short-term administration of dark chocolate is followed by a significant increase in insulin sensitivity and a decrease in blood pressure in healthy persons. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2005 Mar;(81):611-614
All of the text above was taken from “Healthy Chocolate & Diabetes” by Steven E. Warren, M.D., D.P.A. For copies of these, please visit healthychocolatetools.com
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