Gabatarwa: Dark cakulan da lafiya
Dark cakulan, wanda kuma aka sani da black cakulan, wani nau'i ne na cakulan da aka yi daga daskararrun koko, man shanu, da sukari. Idan aka kwatanta da cakulan madara, cakulan duhu yana da mafi girman kaso na daskararrun koko da ƙasa da sukari. Dark cakulan ya sami karbuwa a cikin 'yan shekarun nan saboda amfanin lafiyarsa. An yi imani da cewa flavanols, wadanda ke faruwa a dabi'a na tsire-tsire a cikin koko, suna da alhakin amfanin lafiyar cakulan duhu.
Dark cakulan amfanin kiwon lafiya
An nuna cakulan duhu yana da fa'idodi da yawa na kiwon lafiya, gami da inganta lafiyar zuciya, rage hawan jini, rage matakan cholesterol, yuwuwar rigakafin ciwon sukari, da inganta aikin kwakwalwa. Ana danganta waɗannan fa'idodin zuwa ga flavanols a cikin koko, waɗanda ke da kaddarorin antioxidant da anti-mai kumburi. Yana da mahimmanci a lura cewa amfanin lafiyar cakulan cakulan ana ganin kawai tare da matsakaicin amfani ba tare da yawan amfani ba.
Dark cakulan rawar a cikin lafiyar zuciya
An nuna cakulan duhu don rage haɗarin cututtukan zuciya ta hanyar inganta lafiyar zuciya. Flavanols a cikin cakulan duhu na iya inganta kwararar jini, rage hawan jini, da kuma rage haɗarin zubar jini. Bugu da ƙari, bincike ya nuna cewa cin cakulan cakulan na iya inganta aikin endothelium, wanda shine rufin jini.
Dark cakulan tasiri a kan hawan jini
An nuna cakulan duhu don rage hawan jini a cikin mutane masu hawan jini. Flavanols a cikin cakulan duhu na iya ƙarfafa samar da nitric oxide, wanda ke kwantar da jini kuma yana inganta jini. Wannan tasirin zai iya haifar da raguwa a cikin karfin jini.
Dark cakulan tasiri a kan cholesterol
An nuna cakulan duhu don rage LDL ko "mummunan" matakan cholesterol a cikin jini. Flavanols a cikin cakulan duhu na iya hana LDL cholesterol daga zama oxidized, wanda zai haifar da atherosclerosis ko taurin arteries. Bugu da ƙari, cakulan duhu na iya ƙara HDL ko "mai kyau" matakan cholesterol a cikin jini.
Yiwuwar cakulan cakulan a cikin rigakafin ciwon sukari
An nuna cakulan duhu don inganta haɓakar insulin da rage haɗarin nau'in ciwon sukari na 2. Flavanols a cikin cakulan duhu na iya inganta metabolism na glucose kuma ya rage kumburi, waɗanda duka abubuwan haɗari ne ga ciwon sukari.
Dark cakulan ikon inganta aikin kwakwalwa
An nuna cakulan duhu don inganta aikin tunani da kuma rage haɗarin cututtukan neurodegenerative. Flavanols a cikin cakulan duhu na iya ƙara yawan jini zuwa kwakwalwa, wanda zai iya inganta aikin tunani. Bugu da ƙari, cakulan duhu na iya ƙara samar da ƙwayar neurotrophic da aka samo daga kwakwalwa (BDNF), wanda shine furotin da ke da mahimmanci ga aikin kwakwalwa.
Ƙarshe: Haɗa cakulan duhu cikin ingantaccen abinci mai kyau
Yayin da cakulan duhu yana da fa'idodin kiwon lafiya da yawa, yana da mahimmanci a tuna cewa ana ganin waɗannan fa'idodin tare da matsakaicin amfani. Ana ba da shawarar amfani da cakulan cakulan mai duhu aƙalla 70% daskarar koko kuma a iyakance amfani zuwa oza ɗaya zuwa biyu a rana. Za a iya shigar da cakulan cakulan cikin lafiyayyen abinci a matsayin abun ciye-ciye ko a matsayin sinadari a cikin kayan zaki. Koyaya, yana da mahimmanci a zaɓi cakulan duhu mai ƙarancin sukari kuma a cinye shi cikin matsakaici.