XoBiotic Squares
The optimal delivery system for probiotics
Fortunately, chocolate appears to be perfect vehicle for helping probiotic organisms reach their destination. As a result, Xocai has developed XoBiotic Squares, the first healthy dark chocolate product that also conteins functional levels of probiotic organisms.
Recent tests have demonstrated that properly combining probiotic blends with certain varieties of chocolate have resulted in singificantly higher survival rates of the stomach and small intestine compered to milk and yogurt blends.
In fact, one study by researchers at Ghent University in Belgium found that the survival percentage of three times higher than those teamed with milk and yogurt products.
Additional testing by the researchers found that a specific combination of probiotics with dark chocolate and controlled consumption of the chocolate-probiotic mix resulted in singnificantly higher colonization of the probiotics in the large colon compared to a control group.
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Wednesday, March 18, 2009
What Chocolate Can Do for Diabetics
What Chocolate can Do for Diabetics
Tags: Diabetics, Chocolate, blood sugar, flavonoids, insulin, blood pressure
On of the most promising related to the healing propertis 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 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.www.pilko.ca
Tags: Diabetics, Chocolate, blood sugar, flavonoids, insulin, blood pressure
On of the most promising related to the healing propertis 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 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.www.pilko.ca
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