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A new study finds people who eat a small, daily serving of dark chocolate have a reduced risk of developing Type 2 diabetes. People who ate milk chocolate did not have a lower risk. Here's why.

Dark chocolate with 50-80% cacao has the highest flavan-3-ol content with 3.65 mg/gm, while on average 35%-cocoa milk chocolate has 0.69 mg/g. White chocolate has none.

Tea and chocolate, particularly dark chocolate, he explained, are high in antioxidant polyphenols, which target free radicals and can reduce the risk of cancer and have other health benefits. 4.

Dark chocolate and similar cocoa products are contaminated with lead and cadmium, two neurotoxic metals that are linked to cancer, chronic disease, or reproductive and developmental issues ...

Eat dark chocolate: You can eat dark chocolate as a delicious treat on its own. Look for dark chocolate that contains at least 70% or 85% cocoa. Hot/cold cocoa: Mix cocoa with your favorite dairy ...

Dark chocolate has been viewed as healthy and beneficial. The compounds in cocoa are linked to good heart health, a 2015 study published in Heart concluded.

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 ...

And dark chocolate should not be considered a "magic bullet” for preventing diabetes, said Dr. Qi Sun, an associate professor of nutrition and epidemiology at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of ...

New research published Wednesday found heavy metals in dark chocolate, the latest in a string of studies to raise concerns about toxins in cocoa products.. The researchers tested 72 dark chocolate ...