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Dark chocolate often gets treated like a health food with a candy wrapper. That idea is partly true, and partly marketing.

About 40 million Americans—12% of the U.S. population—have diabetes, 38 million of them having type 2 diabetes. People with diabetes are often advised to limit their consumption of sweets to help ...

Chocolate has long been a favorite indulgence for people around the world, providing comfort, energy, and satisfaction. But what if chocolate could do more than just satisfy your sweet tooth? Research ...

A colostomy bag diverts stool from your colon. Learn how different foods, including chocolate and sweets, can affect your bowel movements with an ostomy. A colostomy is a surgical hole, or “stoma,” ...

Many people might describe certain foods like chocolate, cheese or potato chips as "guilty pleasures." As a nutritionist, however, my goal is to help folks eliminate guilt from their relationship with ...

Over the years, studies have attempted to back up the purported health benefits of indulgent foods and drinks like red wine and chocolate. A new study out of Harvard University shows some promising ...

For inexplicable reasons, as a young child my son refused all things chocolate. When trick or treating, at home after home he would ask the people handing out Halloween candy, "Do you have anything ...

Milk chocolate, dark chocolate, white chocolate, semi-sweet chocolate, bittersweet chocolate—when it comes to chocolate there are many different types. All are shelf-stable and last a long time. But ...