When you want to have the occasional sweet treat, you don't necessarily need to justify it with health benefits—but it's still great news when those benefits exist. Dark chocolate stands out as one of ...

If you're a chocolate lover, you may be confused about whether eating the sweet treat does a body good or is detrimental to your health. The answer? It depends. Chocolate comes in various forms—white, ...

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 ...

And those are just the physical benefits. A study published in Appetite found that eating dark chocolate at least once a week can improve memory, reasoning, and cognitive function, and a Depression ...

(CNN) — Go ahead, eat chocolate cake every day. One healthy cookbook author gives us permission — and a recipe that’s protein-packed. Rachel Riggs’ signature unfussy cake asks for just one bowl, a ...

In 1648, according to the diary of English Jesuit Thomas Gage, the women of Chiapas Real arranged for the murder of a certain bishop who forbade them to drink chocolate during mass. In an ironic twist ...

Stressed about Halloween candy this season? Childhood experiences often shape the attitudes we hold towards sweets as adults. We saw Cookie Monster gobble his way through a box of cookies at lightning ...

Eating dark chocolate every day may offer surprising health benefits when consumed in moderation. Rich in antioxidants and ...

(CNN) — Go ahead, eat chocolate cake every day. One healthy cookbook author gives us permission — and a recipe that’s protein-packed. (CNN) — Go ahead, eat chocolate cake every day. One healthy ...