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Research does not support the popular belief that chocolate is an aphrodisiac and therefore affects sex drive. Polina Koroleva, an endocrinologist and nutritionist at the Atlas clinic network, told Gazeta.Ru about this.
According to her, “it’s impossible to say that it (chocolate – ed.) is an aphrodisiac.”
At the same time, the nutritionist admitted that cocoa fruits contain substances that, in combination, can have a “positive direct and indirect effect on sexual health and function.”
These substances include flavonoids, which have antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antiatherogenic, antithrombotic, antihypertensive and neuroprotective effects, as well as affecting insulin sensitivity and vascular endothelial function. Methixanthin, biogenic amines and cannabinoid-like fatty acids can have a psychoactive effect, according to the doctor.
At the same time, the nutritionist added that thanks to flavonoids, dark chocolate is good for brain function. “Chocolate is good for cognitive performance – it improves concentration and memory,” she said.
We also recall that earlier endocrinologist, obstetrician-gynecologist Ekaterina Sheremetyeva said that the feeling of “butterflies in the stomach” during love is a consequence of the increase in hormones of joy, to which the human nervous system reacts in this way.
Source: Rosbalt
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