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Home / Fitness / Diet / 4 healthy reasons to eat desserts

4 healthy reasons to eat desserts

Do not simply give up your favourite dessert.

By: Tania Tarafdar   | | Updated: January 8, 2018 11:24 am
Tags: Cake  Desserts  Eating habits  Healthy foods  Sweets  
Vegan-desserts vegan foods that are NOT healthy
वेगन डेजर्ट- वास्तव में बेकर्स वेगन डेजर्ट में स्टार्च, गम और पेक्टिन्स का इस्तेमाल करते हैं। इसलिए वे वेगन डेज़र्ट से अधिक सिंपल कार्बोहाइड्रेट और कैलोरी युक्त होते हैं।

Desserts can make you put on weight and cause spikes in your blood sugar levels. But what if I told you that eating desserts occasionally is allowed? In fact, desserts can have a lot of benefits. So if you have quit desserts already, read this. Also Read - 5 Tips to work your way out of a food rut

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1. Desserts improve your mood Also Read - Make these iodine rich foods a part of your daily diet

You must have noticed that just the bite of your favourite dessert makes you instantly happy. That is because the high carbohydrate content in dessert help the brain and body produce chemicals that help in overall emotional well-being [1]. So relish your favourite sweet in limits without guilt as you are doing something good for your body.

2. Desserts help in long-term fitness goals

All those sweet cravings are one of the biggest causes of all the diet failures. While by quitting dessert you may see improvement in your short term fitness goals, studies have shown that occasionally indulging in dessert and eating an otherwise nutritious diet will help you achieve your long-term weight loss goals.

3. Desserts help you get better in bed

If you love your pumpkin pie, now you will love it even more. Some desserts like a pumpkin pie can have an aphrodisiacal effect on you. Apart from pumpkin, desserts with strawberries and cherries are also natural aphrodisiacs [2]. What s more, they will not even be too heavy on your stomach.

4. Desserts may help lower blood pressure

A little bit of a chocolate cake on a day may help lower your blood pressure. Dark chocolate is packed with compounds called flavanols compounds like epicatechin, catechin and procyanidins, which are extracted from cacao beans and are thought to be responsible for the formation of nitric acid in the body. Nitric acid, in turn, serves to relax blood vessel walls and lower pressure [3]. You should also begin eating chocolates to lose weight.

 

References:

[1] Nehlig, A. (2013). The neuroprotective effects of desserts and its influence on cognitive performance. British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 75(3), 716 727. http://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2125.2012.04378.x

[2] Kotta, S., Ansari, S. H., & Ali, J. (2013). Exploring scientifically proven aphrodisiacs. Pharmacognosy Reviews, 7(13), 1 10. http://doi.org/10.4103/0973-7847.112832

[3] Ried, K., Sullivan, T., Fakler, P., Frank, O. R., & Stocks, N. P. (2010). Does chocolate reduce blood pressure? A meta-analysis. BMC Medicine, 8, 39. http://doi.org/10.1186/1741-7015-8-39

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Published : January 8, 2018 11:24 am | Updated:January 8, 2018 11:24 am
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