Older people are often advised to exclude certain things and limit certain things in their diet. This applies equally to food and drinks.
If everything is clear with coffee, then what about cocoa? Let's find out if there are any contraindications and how this drink is useful for the elderly.
Benefits of cocoa
A properly prepared drink contains vitamins B, K, folic acid, calcium, iron, potassium, magnesium, phosphorus, selenium and other useful substances.
Thanks to this you can:
- reduce blood pressure (due to nitric oxide, which helps relax blood vessels);
- control your appetite, even if you cook cocoa in water or skim milk and without sugar;
- The drink is useful for osteoporosis and other diseases of bones and joints, when it is recommended to exclude coffee from the diet.
Contraindications
At the same time, chocolate drink is contraindicated for gastrointestinal diseases.
In particular, patients with gastritis, stomach ulcers or duodenal ulcers should limit their cocoa consumption.
In these and other cases, you should consult a doctor.
