Dark chocolate helps prevent diarrhea

The results of a study by scientists at the Research Institute for Children's Hospital Oakland (USA) and Heinrich Heine University (Germany) show that a chemical in cocoa beans can limit the secretion of the fluid causing disease. diarrhea.

Cocoa beans contain a large amount of flavonoid chemicals that inhibit a intestinal protein called CFTR - which controls the secretion of fluid in the small intestine - thereby helping to fight diarrhea by reducing intestinal dehydration. . The finding opens up the prospect of developing less costly natural remedies and does not cause side effects. (MedIndia)

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