In September 2017 researchers from Australia published the results of their study to assess the effect of consuming dark, milk and white chocolate on energy intake, appetite and mood in … Read more
Chocolate consumption does not appear to be associated with risk of atrial fibrillation
In January 2018 researchers from Sweden published the results of their study to assess the effect of chocolate consumption on the risk of atrial fibrillation. A total of 40,009 men … Read more
Moderate chocolate consumption may reduce the risk of atrial fibrillation
In August 2017, researchers from the USA, Denmark and Canada published the results of their study to assess the effect of chocolate on atrial fibrillation or flutter. 55 502 individuals … Read more
Chocolate 3-6 servings per week appears to reduce the risk of hospitalisation or dying from heart failure but more than this and the risk increases
In January 2017 researchers from the USA and Sweden published the results of their study to assess the association between chocolate consumption and heart failure. 31,917 men aged 45-79 years, … Read more
Chocolate 45g per week appears to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease
In June 2018 researchers from China published their review of the scientific literature to assess the effect of chocolate on risk of cardiovascular disease. A total of 23 studies involving … Read more
Chocolate consumption appears to be associated with a reduced risk of heart attack and ischaemic heart disease.
In July 2016 researchers from Sweden published the results of their study to assess the effect of chocolate on risk of ischaemic heart disease. A total of 67 640 individuals … Read more
Moderate chocolate consumption appears to be associated with a reduced risk of coronary heart disease, stroke and diabetes
In July 2017 researchers from China published their review of the scientific literature to assess the effect of chocolate and risk of coronary heart disease, stroke and diabetes. A total … Read more
Both dark and milk chocolate improve visual acuity, but dark chocolate improves it more
In June 2018 researchers from the USA published the results of their study to assess the short-term effects of dark chocolate and milk chocolate on visual acuity and contrast sensitivity. … Read more
Chocolate milk appears to be better than water or other “sports drinks” for post-exercise recovery
In June 2018 researchers from Iran and Canada published their review of the scientific literature to assess the effectiveness of chocolate milk on post-exercise recovery markers when compared to either … Read more
Chocolate may be associated with favourable health outcomes
In June 2018 researchers from Italy, Austria and the UK reviewed the scientific literature to assess the different health outcomes associated with chocolate consumption. A total of 240 articles were … Read more