The phytonutrient flavanols, found in cocoa beans, have shown multiple health benefits including improved heart health, reduced inflammation, and heightened cognitive abilities. Although chocolate ...

In a recent study published in the Food and Function Journal, researchers at Birmingham University examined whether flavanols ...

A small quantity of dark chocolate was better than milk chocolate for insulin control and type 2 diabetes prevention, ...

But it is important to note this link was found with dark chocolate - not milk chocolate. The study, published in the British ...

New research has found that a flavanol-rich cocoa drink can protect the body’s vasculature against stress even after eating high-fat food.

A new study finds people who eat a small, daily serving of dark chocolate have a reduced risk of developing Type 2 diabetes.

In addition, roughly half the group drank a cocoa beverage with high levels of flavanols, which are antioxidants found in plant-based foods like berries, tea, apples, pears, and some nuts.

Following the meal, participants drank either a high-flavanol or low-flavanol cocoa drink before being tested in a stress-inducing experiment. Participants who consumed the low-flavanol cocoa ...

Most of us are familiar with stress eating when we reach out for something to snack on when we are stressed and anxious.

Eating chocolate, especially dark, was associated with a lower risk of type 2 diabetes, in a Harvard study published on ...

A Harvard study of almost 200,000 people finds dark chocolate consumption could be linked to lower insulin sensitivity ...