{"id":5821,"date":"2013-12-23T11:00:10","date_gmt":"2013-12-23T10:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.imferblog.com\/?p=5821"},"modified":"2026-05-10T21:53:06","modified_gmt":"2026-05-10T19:53:06","slug":"la-felicidad-de-comer-chocolate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.imferblog.com\/?p=5821","title":{"rendered":"Chocolate en el embarazo: qu\u00e9 dice la ciencia | IMFER Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Si hay una noticia que reciben con alivio muchas de nuestras pacientes embarazadas, es que el chocolate no solo no est\u00e1 prohibido durante la gestaci\u00f3n, sino que podr\u00eda tener algunos beneficios reales. Eso s\u00ed, como con casi todo en el embarazo, la moderaci\u00f3n es la clave.<\/p>\n<h2>Lo que dice el estudio de la Universidad de Helsinki<\/h2>\n<p>Un equipo de investigadores de la Universidad de Helsinki, en Finlandia, llev\u00f3 a cabo un estudio estad\u00edstico con 300 embarazadas en el que analizaron la relaci\u00f3n entre sus niveles de estr\u00e9s y el consumo de chocolate. Los resultados, publicados en la revista <em>New Scientist<\/em>, mostraron que los beb\u00e9s de las mujeres que hab\u00edan consumido chocolate con regularidad durante el embarazo presentaban, seis meses despu\u00e9s del nacimiento, mayor actividad, m\u00e1s tiempo sonriendo y una respuesta m\u00e1s tranquila ante est\u00edmulos nuevos que los beb\u00e9s de madres que no hab\u00edan tomado chocolate.<\/p>\n<p>Los investigadores sugieren que este efecto podr\u00eda deberse a que determinados compuestos del chocolate, como la feniletilamina y los flavonoides, generan sensaciones de bienestar que el beb\u00e9 recibe en el \u00fatero a trav\u00e9s de la circulaci\u00f3n materna. Sin embargo, los propios autores reconocen que se necesitan m\u00e1s estudios para confirmar el mecanismo exacto, ya que otros alimentos contienen cantidades similares o incluso superiores de estos compuestos.<\/p>\n<h2>Otros beneficios documentados del chocolate negro<\/h2>\n<p>M\u00e1s all\u00e1 de este estudio espec\u00edfico, el chocolate negro tiene propiedades nutricionales interesantes para las mujeres embarazadas. Aporta hierro, magnesio, calcio y antioxidantes. Adem\u00e1s:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Contribuye a reducir la presi\u00f3n arterial diast\u00f3lica gracias a los flavonoides del cacao.<\/li>\n<li>Mejora el perfil lip\u00eddico al elevar el colesterol HDL y reducir la oxidaci\u00f3n del LDL.<\/li>\n<li>Tiene un efecto positivo sobre el estado de \u00e1nimo al estimular la producci\u00f3n de serotonina.<\/li>\n<li>Algunos estudios publicados en la revista <em>Epidemiology<\/em> sugieren que podr\u00eda reducir el riesgo de preeclampsia, aunque este punto requiere investigaci\u00f3n adicional.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Cu\u00e1nto y cu\u00e1l: las claves del consumo responsable<\/h2>\n<p>En IMFER siempre insistimos en que no hay alimentos milagrosos, pero tampoco prohibidos sin raz\u00f3n. El chocolate negro, con un porcentaje de cacao del 70% o superior, es el que concentra m\u00e1s flavonoides y menos az\u00facar a\u00f1adido. Una o dos onzas diarias est\u00e1n dentro de lo razonable.<\/p>\n<p>Lo que s\u00ed conviene limitar es el chocolate con leche y el chocolate blanco, que contienen mucho m\u00e1s az\u00facar y grasas saturadas y aportan muy pocos de los compuestos beneficiosos del cacao. Durante el embarazo, el control del az\u00facar es especialmente importante para prevenir la diabetes gestacional.<\/p>\n<p>Si tienes dudas sobre tu alimentaci\u00f3n durante el embarazo o est\u00e1s en tratamiento de reproducci\u00f3n asistida, consulta con tu ginec\u00f3logo o con el equipo de IMFER. Cada embarazo es diferente y las recomendaciones diet\u00e9ticas deben adaptarse a tu situaci\u00f3n cl\u00ednica concreta.<\/p>\n<p>Para mas informacion, visita nuestra <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imferblog.com\/guia-infertilidad-pareja\/\">guia sobre reproduccion asistida<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"imfer-article-cta-inline\">\u00bfTienes dudas sobre este tema? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imfer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Consulta con nuestros especialistas en IMFER<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tambi\u00e9n puede interesarte:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imferblog.com\/la-consanguinidad-duplicaba-el-riesgo-de-anomalias-congenitas\/\">Consanguinidad y anomal\u00edas cong\u00e9nitas: riesgos y opciones\u2026<\/a> y <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imferblog.com\/la-consanguinidad-duplicaba-el-riesgo-de-anomalias-congenitas\/\">Consanguinidad y anomal\u00edas cong\u00e9nitas: riesgos y opciones\u2026<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Si hay una noticia que reciben con alivio muchas de nuestras pacientes embarazadas, es que el chocolate no solo no est\u00e1 prohibido durante la gestaci\u00f3n, sino que podr\u00eda tener algunos beneficios reales. Eso s\u00ed, como con casi todo en el embarazo, la moderaci\u00f3n es la clave. Lo que dice el &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5822,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[1289,24,7,1286],"class_list":["post-5821","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-actualidad","tag-actualidad","tag-embarazo","tag-fertilidad","tag-reproduccion-asistida","h-entry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.5 (Yoast SEO v27.6) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Chocolate en el embarazo: qu\u00e9 dice la ciencia | | IMFER Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Un estudio de la Universidad de Helsinki relaciona el consumo de chocolate durante el embarazo con beb\u00e9s m\u00e1s activos. 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