Eating at least five tiny servings of dark chocolate each week may lower the risk of developing type 2 diabetes by 21%, according to a new observational study. In fact, as dark chocolate consumption increased from none to five servings,

If you’ve long assumed that you must deprive yourself of delicious foods in order to be healthy, a new study published today in The BMJ offers encouraging news: Eating dark chocolate has been associated with a reduced risk of developing Type 2 diabetes.

A large new study suggests there might be good reason to indulge in chocolate this holiday season: It found that people who regularly ate chocolate had a lower likelihood of developing Type 2 diabetes.

Though flavonoids may confer antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and vasodilatory benefits, the relationship between chocolate consumption and diabetes remains "controversial," the authors wrote, due to observational studies with inconsistent findings, and a lack of inquiry into health effects by chocolate subtype.

Eating five bars of dark chocolate a week could boost health when not packed with added sugar and fat... and flavenols could be key

Eating a few pieces of dark chocolate five times a week while avoiding milk chocolate has been linked to a reduced risk of type 2 diabetes. The connection between chocolate consumption and type 2 diabetes risk is “controversial”, according to ...