10 Benefits of Cacao
Benefit #9: Has Antimicrobial Properties
Microbes are microscopic organisms that cause infections. They include bacteria and fungi. Microbes cause many different illnesses that lead to lots of suffering, hospitalization, expensive treatment and premature death. Antibiotics and antifungal mediations are usually used to treat infections. Unfortunately, new strains of microbes have developed that are resistant to conventional medications. This is the reason why research is ongoing for other methods of preventing or fighting infections.
Eating certain foods can help reduce infections and the suffering it causes by increasing resistance to infection or fighting microbes. Studies have found that cacao has powerful antimicrobial properties. These studies found that consumption of fermented cacao helps fight both fungal and bacterial infections, including inhibiting growth of the microbes.
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