Why should you eat dark chocolate? | ABP Health Live

Because cocoa is packed with components like polyphenols, which have numerous health benefits like reducing blood pressure and decreasing inflammation, eating rich dark chocolate has long been known to provide health benefits. Those who regularly consume one ounce of dark chocolate daily reduce their risk of type 2 diabetes by 21% when compared to those who do not, according to a recent study. Dr. Ke Sun, the study's author, admits that the effect size caught him off guard. Data on the amount and kind of chocolate ingested by 192,000 persons who had answered a diet questionnaire over several years was examined by the researchers.