Make this Healthy Hot Chocolate!

[migtowlifemonk]

I hate when people put these things up and do not attach the clinical peer reviewed study so that we can read it for ourselves. You have no stats attached to this at all. This is just a blanket statement.

[dustinsc]

The Study:

Unfortunately, without more specific details about the study (authors, publication date, journal name), it's difficult to pinpoint the exact research.
There was a study published in 2010 by the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) that investigated the effects of cocoa flavanols (compounds found in cacao) on blood vessel function and circulating angiogenic cells (cells involved in blood vessel repair) in patients with coronary artery disease.
This study showed an increase in circulating angiogenic cells in participants who consumed a high-flavanol cocoa drink compared to those who had a low-flavanol version. However, it didn't specifically mention "stem cells" or doubling their numbers.
Important Points:

Terminology: "Stem cells" and "angiogenic cells" are related but not identical. Stem cells have the potential to develop into many different cell types, while angiogenic cells are involved in creating new blood vessels.
Study Limitations: The UCSF study was conducted on a small group of patients with a specific health condition. More research is needed to confirm the findings in a larger, healthy population.
Dosage and Applications: The study likely used a specific cocoa drink with a controlled amount of flavanols. The effects may not translate directly to consuming random amounts of 73% cacao chocolate.
Advertiser's Conclusion: It's highly likely the advertiser is drawing a loose connection between the UCSF study and stem cells to create a more sensational health claim. Doubling stem cells after a month is a bold statement that lacks strong scientific backing based on currently available research

[Pwnr]

The stem cells after chocolate:
"oh my God there's two of us now!"

[nadayousef]

I like how detailed this recipe is and how I understood each and every item in it

[Mhh_]

I love when people who don't know anything about scientific research give out advice using singular studies.
The amount of studies with results that are fake/unreliable are insane.
You absolutely cannot change anything about your lifestyle even something as little as drinking hot chocolate based on singular studies, it is a recipe for failure.

So please, don't listen to random people on the internet telling you to do this or that, even if it's based on studies, more often than not, it's complete bs.

[srteo]

"really dark chocolate"
"70% cacao"

[candicecrawford]

Maybe they were just happier because they got hot chocolate so often 😂

[leonielittle]

i would like to know more about this clinical study. Do you have the name of the author and the name of this study, so people could actually look this up!!!

[sloene]

Organic Raw Cacao, 2 tbs, pour warmed coconut milk (coco quench my fav) 1 tsp pure organic maple syrup. That's it! Perfect

[flameguy]

"Where's the study?"
"In Narnia"

[haggiem]

I mix a teaspoon of straight cocoa powder in hot water, dash of milk, no sugar…… great for my digestion, gives me a magnesium boost, and mentally uplifting.

[TheAlchemistoff]

Take pure cocoa powder, add a little bit of hot milk, add honey, mix it, top it up with more milk. Tastes great, gives lasting energy boost, has no artificial additives and no simple sugars, is much cheaper than chocolate bars.

[reeferfranklin]

I have 70%+ dark chocolate with my coffee every morning & with my dessert every night...it has a synergistic effect on mood improvement with the coffee (caffeine+theobromine) and it mitigates the glucose spike you get from eating sweets...I bet this also achieves the same stem cell effects, as well...the bitterness also makes the sweetness more intense in the dessert.

[A_Simple_Zock]

"This was a clinical study"
**looks inside**
Study isn't attached

[JessicaTheEm]

Baker here, we learnt about the benefits of chocolate in one of classes and it's important to distinguish that not all chocolate is the same, most cheap chocolates you find in grocery stores in the candy aisle aren't very good for you, and they barely classify as chocolate while the high quality chocolate that are made from just cacao and milk is basically a super food. It can for example help with relieving period pains and lessen the effects of depression among other things.
Not all chocolate is good and not all dark chocolate is good but the ones that are good are basically a super food

[grewens]

If possible I’d appreciate including sources in your videos, it’d help if people could check out the study you’re making it as a result of. It’s easy for anyone to say “this was a clinical study” and promote nonsense without the source, I (and I’m sure many others) will ignore it

[Itsherbotch]

Someone who is confusing it with chocolate or cacoa, See Cacao and cocoa is different. Cacao is the raw, unprocessed version of cocoa. Both can benefit your health, but it's best to stick to either the raw version, cacao, or a chocolate product that has a high chocolate liquor content. In simple words cocoa is processed at a much higher temperature (and often packaged cocoa contains added sugar and dairy)

[matthewb]

Wow thanks for telling us the ingredients

[matcha_art]

hey so i saw some ppl asking for the recipe so I made one! This was from observing the vid btw.

1. finely chop dark chocolate

2. toss it into a pot with milk and add heat

3. Add 1 serving of protein powder, a splash of vanilla, and spices such as cinnamon or nutmeg

4. boil all these ingredients until one hot chocolate forms

5. Add about a tablespoon of raw honey

6. I believe she added something at the end but I couldn't see what it was. This recipe should still function the same because it is about increasing flavanol intake, and flavanol is found in cacao. You could add tea, most likely oolong, to increase the flavanol by more.

[Just.an.expat.abroad]

The test group didn’t become fat, they just doubled their stem cells.