Good for health, dark chocolate could also reduce diabetes, according to this study

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Magnesium, potassium, zinc… Chocolate contains essential minerals for the proper functioning of the body. But not all chocolates are equal. Choosing the dark version rather than the milk one can make all the difference in terms of health.

Proof of this is with this large-scale study from the Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health, in the United States, highlighting the relationship between dark chocolate and the prevention of type 2 diabetes.

For more than 30 years, 192,000 adults (non-diabetic at the start of the study) reported on their eating habits, including their chocolate consumption, as well as their diabetic status and body weight. At the end of the follow-up, almost 19,000 participants reported having been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes.

Dark, but not milk

Result: those who consumed 100g of dark chocolate per week presented a 21% lower risk of type 2 diabetes compared to those who ate little or nothing.

On the other hand, milk chocolate was associated with excessive long-term weight gain… a risk factor for type 2 diabetes!

“We were surprised by the clear difference between the impact of dark chocolate and that of milk chocolate on diabetes risk and long-term weight management,” explain the authors. “Even though dark chocolate and milk chocolate have similar levels of calories and saturated fat, it appears that the polyphenols in dark chocolate may offset their effects. This is an intriguing difference worth exploring in the future. »

For the Christmas holidays in any case, you know which chocolate to turn to.

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