A super news for graduates / students who are chocolate fans! Eating them has a positive impact on cognitive performance according to studies conducted. Cognitive performance relates to concepts, pattern recognition, language, attention, action, problem solving, and mental imagery.

High levels of flavanols (a type of antioxidant that has a lot of impact on human health) are found in chocolate, but less so in those with milk and white chocolates. It is also found in tea, red wine and some fruits like apples and grapes. Cocoa flovanols, a subset of flovanols found in chocolate are directly related to cognitive functions.

The researchers said that their findings were based on recent research which shows that "regular consumption of flovanols may also play a protective role in the decline of cognitive function due to age." Chocolate consumption is also significantly associated with performance in visual-spatial memory and organization, with working memory, with the brain scanning things and tracking them continuously and with abstract reasoning.This means it can help you in your performance at school, especially during exams.So you know what the next action is!

Source: Independent