Sound strange ,but it is true consumption of a small amount of chocolate each day may help prevent diabetes and insulin resistance , a new study has claimed .
Researchers who analyzed the data of 1,153 people aged 18-69 years found that who ate 100 gram of chocolate a day -equivalent to a bar - had reduced insulin resistance and improved liver enzymes .
Insulin resistance is a well -established risk -factor to cardiovascular disease ,researchers said.
Researchers hypothesized that chocolate consumption may have a beneficial effect on insulin sensitivity and liver enzymes and therefore decided to analyzed a national sample of adults , taking into account lifestyle and dietary factors, including the simultaneous consumption of tea and coffee.
This is because both the drinks can be high in poly phenol,the substance which may provide chocolate with its beneficial cardio metabolic effect , researchers said.
"Given the growing body of evidence , including our own study , cocoa based product may represent an additional dietary recommendation to improve ca-radio -metabolic health ; however , observational results need to be supported by robust trial evidence," said Saviro Stranges from the University of Warwick , UK.
"Potential applications of this knowledge includes recommendations by healthcare professional to encourage individuals to consume a wide range of phyctochemical-rich foods ,which can include dark chocolate in moderate amounts ," said St ranges.
"However it is important to differentiate between natural product cocoa and the processed product chocolate, which is energy -dense food," he added.
More than 80% of participant claimed to eat an average of 24.8 gram of chocolate a day.
The study also found that those who claimed to eat chocolate were younger , more physically active and had higher levels of education than whose who claimed not to eat chocolate on daily basis
"It is also possible that chocolate consumption may represent an over all marker for a cluster of favorable socio-demographic profiles, healthier life style behavior and better health status,"said Alaa Alkerwi from Luxembourg Institute of Health .The findings were published in the British Journal of Nutrition . \
Researchers who analyzed the data of 1,153 people aged 18-69 years found that who ate 100 gram of chocolate a day -equivalent to a bar - had reduced insulin resistance and improved liver enzymes .
Insulin resistance is a well -established risk -factor to cardiovascular disease ,researchers said.
Researchers hypothesized that chocolate consumption may have a beneficial effect on insulin sensitivity and liver enzymes and therefore decided to analyzed a national sample of adults , taking into account lifestyle and dietary factors, including the simultaneous consumption of tea and coffee.
This is because both the drinks can be high in poly phenol,the substance which may provide chocolate with its beneficial cardio metabolic effect , researchers said.
"Given the growing body of evidence , including our own study , cocoa based product may represent an additional dietary recommendation to improve ca-radio -metabolic health ; however , observational results need to be supported by robust trial evidence," said Saviro Stranges from the University of Warwick , UK.
"Potential applications of this knowledge includes recommendations by healthcare professional to encourage individuals to consume a wide range of phyctochemical-rich foods ,which can include dark chocolate in moderate amounts ," said St ranges.
"However it is important to differentiate between natural product cocoa and the processed product chocolate, which is energy -dense food," he added.
More than 80% of participant claimed to eat an average of 24.8 gram of chocolate a day.
The study also found that those who claimed to eat chocolate were younger , more physically active and had higher levels of education than whose who claimed not to eat chocolate on daily basis
"It is also possible that chocolate consumption may represent an over all marker for a cluster of favorable socio-demographic profiles, healthier life style behavior and better health status,"said Alaa Alkerwi from Luxembourg Institute of Health .The findings were published in the British Journal of Nutrition . \
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