Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Centre for Perinatal and Reproductive Medicine, S. Maria della Misericordia University Hospital, University of Perugia , 06132 Perugia, Italy.
J Agric Food Chem. 2015 Nov 18;63(45):9927-35. doi: 10.1021/acs.jafc.5b01045. Epub 2015 Aug 13.
Chocolate and other cocoa products are not all alike. They differ between themselves in term of nutrients, calories, and bioactive constituents. Therefore, some of them are unhealthy foods, whereas others do not affect health and still others are healthy foods. One wonders which chocolate and other cocoa derivatives can be considered as biofunctional food products. This review explores the constituents of cocoa and chocolate and summarizes evidence about the role of cocoa and chocolate components on human health and particularly on reproduction. On the basis of the literature review, it can be asserted that some kinds of cocoa products have favorable effects on human health at different stages of life. Women seem to be particularly favored by consuming of cocoa products, and chocolate with specific features can also be a good supplementary source of energy for pregnant woman. However, many aspects remain to be investigated and others are still to be clarified. Future studies and systematic reviews will shed light on some preventive effects and health benefits of cocoa products.
巧克力和其他可可制品并不完全相同。它们在营养成分、卡路里和生物活性成分方面存在差异。因此，其中一些是不健康的食物，而另一些则不会影响健康，还有一些是健康的食物。人们想知道哪些巧克力和其他可可衍生物可以被认为是具有生物功能的食品。这篇综述探讨了可可和巧克力的成分，并总结了可可和巧克力成分对人类健康的作用的证据，特别是对生殖健康的作用。基于文献综述，可以断言，某些种类的可可制品在生命的不同阶段对人类健康有有益的影响。女性似乎特别受益于食用可可制品，而具有特定特性的巧克力也可以成为孕妇的良好能量补充来源。然而，仍有许多方面需要研究，还有一些问题仍需要澄清。未来的研究和系统评价将揭示可可制品的一些预防作用和健康益处。
