Chocolate 'may help keep people slim' (BBC)

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By Michelle Roberts
Health reporter, BBC News

People who eat chocolate regularly tend to be thinner, new research suggests.

The findings come from a study of nearly 1,000 US people that looked at diet, calorie intake and body mass index (BMI) - a measure of obesity.

It found those who ate chocolate a few times a week were, on average, slimmer than those who ate it occasionally.

Even though chocolate is loaded with calories, it contains ingredients that may favour weight loss rather than fat synthesis, scientists believe.

Despite boosting calorie intake, regular chocolate consumption was related to lower BMI in the study, which is published in Archives of Internal Medicine.
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more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-17511011

[Sanity Claws]

1. Excuse me while I run to the kitchen

and get some chocolate.
Great news!

[dkf]

2. Ooh I think I will pick some up on the way home. :)

[Marie Marie]

3. I must confess to eating embarrasing amounts of chocolate per day.

It is my favorite vegetable.

[Yavapai]

4. YES!!!!!

Save the Earth! (it is the only planet known to have chocolate.)

[LeftishBrit]

5. The headline of my dreams!