Dark chocolate often gets treated like a health food with a candy wrapper. That idea is partly true, and partly marketing.

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Dark chocolate increases the risk of side effects of many dietary supplements, and can keep the body from absorbing others.

If you're a chocolate lover, you may be confused about whether eating the sweet treat does a body good or is detrimental to your health. The answer? It depends. Chocolate comes in various forms—white, ...

About 40 million Americans—12% of the U.S. population—have diabetes, 38 million of them having type 2 diabetes. People with diabetes are often advised to limit their consumption of sweets to help ...

Dark chocolate boosts your heart and brain health when you eat it in moderation. Eating dark chocolate in the morning can decrease sugar cravings later. The best time to eat dark chocolate depends on ...

Many people might describe certain foods like chocolate, cheese or potato chips as "guilty pleasures." As a nutritionist, however, my goal is to help folks eliminate guilt from their relationship with ...

For inexplicable reasons, as a young child my son refused all things chocolate. When trick or treating, at home after home he would ask the people handing out Halloween candy, "Do you have anything ...