- Eating 5 ounces or more of chocolate a week lowered type 2 diabetes risk.
- Results showed no link between milk chocolate and lower type 2 diabetes risk. However, this chocolate was linked to weight gain.
Consumption of dark chocolate could significantly lessen type 2 diabetes risk, new data from a retrospective cohort analysis published in BMJ suggests.
Other types of chocolate, like milk chocolate, may not reduce the risk and instead negatively affect other risk factors for diabetes.
“Our findings suggest that not all chocolate is created equal,” Binkai Liu, a doctoral student in the Department of Nutrition at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, said in a press release. “For anyone who loves chocolate, this is a reminder that making small choices, like choosing dark chocolate over milk chocolate, can make a positive difference to their health.”
Prior studies have shown chocolate can have mixed health results. While eating chocolate may promote gut wellness, diets high in chocolate also increase the risk of depression and anxiety symptoms.
Findings on the connections between type 2 diabetes and any chocolate or chocolate subtypes have also been inconsistent, the researchers noted…..
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