{"id":133936,"date":"2024-12-06T10:41:49","date_gmt":"2024-12-06T03:41:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=133936"},"modified":"2024-12-06T10:41:49","modified_gmt":"2024-12-06T03:41:49","slug":"dark-chocolate-may-reduce-risk-of-developing-type-2-diabetes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=133936","title":{"rendered":"Dark Chocolate May Reduce Risk Of Developing Type 2 Diabetes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<div class=\"primary-cli cli cli-text \">\n<p>New research offers findings that might be a delightful treat for dark chocolate lovers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"primary-cli cli cli-text \">\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmj.com\/content\/387\/bmj-2023-078386\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"link\" class=\" js-entry-link cet-external-link\" data-vars-item-name=\"British Medical Journal study\" data-vars-item-type=\"text\" data-vars-unit-name=\"6751e090e4b0036b951dfc19\" data-vars-unit-type=\"buzz_body\" data-vars-target-content-id=\"https:\/\/www.bmj.com\/content\/387\/bmj-2023-078386\" data-vars-target-content-type=\"url\" data-vars-type=\"web_external_link\" data-vars-subunit-name=\"article_body\" data-vars-subunit-type=\"component\" data-vars-position-in-subunit=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">British Medical Journal study<\/a> published this week suggests that consuming dark chocolate \u2015 more so than milk or white chocolate \u2015 may be associated with a lower risk of <a href=\"https:\/\/my.clevelandclinic.org\/health\/diseases\/21501-type-2-diabetes#management-and-treatment\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"link\" class=\" js-entry-link cet-external-link\" data-vars-item-name=\"Type 2 diabetes\" data-vars-item-type=\"text\" data-vars-unit-name=\"6751e090e4b0036b951dfc19\" data-vars-unit-type=\"buzz_body\" data-vars-target-content-id=\"https:\/\/my.clevelandclinic.org\/health\/diseases\/21501-type-2-diabetes#management-and-treatment\" data-vars-target-content-type=\"url\" data-vars-type=\"web_external_link\" data-vars-subunit-name=\"article_body\" data-vars-subunit-type=\"component\" data-vars-position-in-subunit=\"1\" rel=\"noopener\">Type 2 diabetes<\/a>, a chronic condition that occurs when your blood sugar levels are too high.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"primary-cli cli cli-text \">\n<p>The research cites primary analyses finding that participants who ate more than five servings of any chocolate a week had a 10% lower rate of Type 2 diabetes, compared to those who never or rarely ate chocolate. But when the study drilled down into the varieties of chocolate, it found that people who ate more than five servings a week of dark chocolate were at a 21% lower risk of developing Type 2 diabetes than those who never or rarely ate chocolate.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"primary-cli cli cli-text \">\n<p>The study did not find that consuming milk chocolate, specifically, was associated with a lower risk of Type 2 diabetes. Instead, it found that milk chocolate consumption was associated with long-term weight gain. (Being <a href=\"https:\/\/my.clevelandclinic.org\/health\/diseases\/21501-type-2-diabetes\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"link\" class=\" js-entry-link cet-external-link\" data-vars-item-name=\"overweight or obese is considered a risk factor\" data-vars-item-type=\"text\" data-vars-unit-name=\"6751e090e4b0036b951dfc19\" data-vars-unit-type=\"buzz_body\" data-vars-target-content-id=\"https:\/\/my.clevelandclinic.org\/health\/diseases\/21501-type-2-diabetes\" data-vars-target-content-type=\"url\" data-vars-type=\"web_external_link\" data-vars-subunit-name=\"article_body\" data-vars-subunit-type=\"component\" data-vars-position-in-subunit=\"2\" rel=\"noopener\">overweight or obese is considered a risk factor<\/a> for Type 2 diabetes.)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"primary-cli cli cli-text \">\n<p>The primary analyses evaluating total chocolate intake featured 192,208 participants, and excluded people who had prevalent diabetes, cardiovascular disease or cancer. The secondary analyses evaluating chocolate subtypes included 111,654 participants, and excluded people with self-reported diabetes, cardiovascular disease or cancer, among other exclusions. Participants in all of the analyses completed questionnaires about their diet over various time spans, with research going back more than 30 years.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"primary-cli cli cli-text \">\n<p>Dr. Qi Sun, an associate professor at Harvard\u2019s T.H. Chan School of Public Health, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/shots-health-news\/2024\/12\/05\/nx-s1-5215929\/dark-chocolate-diabetes-diet-blood-pressure\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"link\" class=\" js-entry-link cet-external-link\" data-vars-item-name=\"told NPR\" data-vars-item-type=\"text\" data-vars-unit-name=\"6751e090e4b0036b951dfc19\" data-vars-unit-type=\"buzz_body\" data-vars-target-content-id=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/shots-health-news\/2024\/12\/05\/nx-s1-5215929\/dark-chocolate-diabetes-diet-blood-pressure\" data-vars-target-content-type=\"url\" data-vars-type=\"web_external_link\" data-vars-subunit-name=\"article_body\" data-vars-subunit-type=\"component\" data-vars-position-in-subunit=\"3\" rel=\"noopener\">told NPR<\/a> that researchers were \u201ca little bit surprised\u201d by the size of the association between dark chocolate consumption and a reduced risk of Type 2 diabetes. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"primary-cli cli cli-text \">\n<p>The BMJ article cited several limitations of the study, however, such as a lack of diversity among the participants in the analyses for chocolate subtypes. They were all non-Hispanic white adults older than 50. Additionally, participants in the analyses consumed a \u201crelatively low\u201d amount of chocolate compared to findings from a U.S. Department of Agriculture nationwide food consumption survey, the study states.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"primary-cli cli cli-text \">\n<p>The recommended serving size for dark chocolate, which has <a href=\"https:\/\/health.clevelandclinic.org\/dark-chocolate-health-benefits\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"link\" class=\" js-entry-link cet-external-link\" data-vars-item-name=\"several other health benefits\" data-vars-item-type=\"text\" data-vars-unit-name=\"6751e090e4b0036b951dfc19\" data-vars-unit-type=\"buzz_body\" data-vars-target-content-id=\"https:\/\/health.clevelandclinic.org\/dark-chocolate-health-benefits\" data-vars-target-content-type=\"url\" data-vars-type=\"web_external_link\" data-vars-subunit-name=\"article_body\" data-vars-subunit-type=\"component\" data-vars-position-in-subunit=\"4\" rel=\"noopener\">several other health benefits<\/a>, is between 1 and 2 ounces, <a href=\"https:\/\/health.clevelandclinic.org\/dark-chocolate-health-benefits\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"link\" class=\" js-entry-link cet-external-link\" data-vars-item-name=\"according to\" data-vars-item-type=\"text\" data-vars-unit-name=\"6751e090e4b0036b951dfc19\" data-vars-unit-type=\"buzz_body\" data-vars-target-content-id=\"https:\/\/health.clevelandclinic.org\/dark-chocolate-health-benefits\" data-vars-target-content-type=\"url\" data-vars-type=\"web_external_link\" data-vars-subunit-name=\"article_body\" data-vars-subunit-type=\"component\" data-vars-position-in-subunit=\"5\" rel=\"noopener\">according to<\/a> an article on the Cleveland Clinic website. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"cli cli-image js-no-inject\">\n<div class=\"img-sized\"><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/img.huffingtonpost.com\/asset\/675211b01500005700baa63c.jpeg?ops=scalefit_720_noupscale&amp;format=webp\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-sized__img landscape\" loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" alt=\"A British Medical Journal study suggests that consuming dark chocolate may be associated with a reduced risk of Type 2 diabetes.\" width=\"720\" height=\"479\" src=\"https:\/\/img.huffingtonpost.com\/asset\/675211b01500005700baa63c.jpeg?ops=scalefit_720_noupscale\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"cli-image__source-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"cli-image__credit\" aria-label=\"Image Credit: Mykhailo Repuzhynskyi \/ 500px via Getty Images\">\n<p><span class=\"credit\">Mykhailo Repuzhynskyi \/ 500px via Getty Images<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"cli-image__caption caption-cli\">A British Medical Journal study suggests that consuming dark chocolate may be associated with a reduced risk of Type 2 diabetes.<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"primary-cli cli cli-text \">\n<p>While this may be encouraging news for dark chocolate fans, there are also several other ways to reduce your risk of developing Type 2 diabetes, or to manage the condition if you\u2019ve been diagnosed with it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"primary-cli cli cli-text \">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mayoclinic.org\/diseases-conditions\/type-2-diabetes\/symptoms-causes\/syc-20351193\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"link\" class=\" js-entry-link cet-external-link\" data-vars-item-name=\"According to\" data-vars-item-type=\"text\" data-vars-unit-name=\"6751e090e4b0036b951dfc19\" data-vars-unit-type=\"buzz_body\" data-vars-target-content-id=\"https:\/\/www.mayoclinic.org\/diseases-conditions\/type-2-diabetes\/symptoms-causes\/syc-20351193\" data-vars-target-content-type=\"url\" data-vars-type=\"web_external_link\" data-vars-subunit-name=\"article_body\" data-vars-subunit-type=\"component\" data-vars-position-in-subunit=\"6\" rel=\"noopener\">According to<\/a> the Mayo Clinic, symptoms of Type 2 diabetes, which occurs when your body can\u2019t use insulin properly, often develop slowly. Signs of the condition include increased hunger and thirst, frequent urination, fatigue, unintended weight loss, blurred vision and frequent infections.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"primary-cli cli cli-text \">\n<p>Exercising regularly, maintaining a healthy weight, eating nutritious food and avoiding smoking are all ways you can help lower your risk, or delay the onset, of the condition, <a href=\"https:\/\/my.clevelandclinic.org\/health\/diseases\/21501-type-2-diabetes#prevention\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"link\" class=\" js-entry-link cet-external-link\" data-vars-item-name=\"the Cleveland Clinic states\" data-vars-item-type=\"text\" data-vars-unit-name=\"6751e090e4b0036b951dfc19\" data-vars-unit-type=\"buzz_body\" data-vars-target-content-id=\"https:\/\/my.clevelandclinic.org\/health\/diseases\/21501-type-2-diabetes#prevention\" data-vars-target-content-type=\"url\" data-vars-type=\"web_external_link\" data-vars-subunit-name=\"article_body\" data-vars-subunit-type=\"component\" data-vars-position-in-subunit=\"7\" rel=\"noopener\">the Cleveland Clinic states<\/a>. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"primary-cli cli cli-text \">\n<p>Genetics also <a href=\"https:\/\/diabetes.org\/about-diabetes\/genetics-diabetes#:~:text=Is%20type%202%20diabetes%20genetic,also%20depends%20on%20environmental%20factors.\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"link\" class=\" js-entry-link cet-external-link\" data-vars-item-name=\"\u201cplay a very strong role in the development\u201d\" data-vars-item-type=\"text\" data-vars-unit-name=\"6751e090e4b0036b951dfc19\" data-vars-unit-type=\"buzz_body\" data-vars-target-content-id=\"https:\/\/diabetes.org\/about-diabetes\/genetics-diabetes#:~:text=Is%20type%202%20diabetes%20genetic,also%20depends%20on%20environmental%20factors.\" data-vars-target-content-type=\"url\" data-vars-type=\"web_external_link\" data-vars-subunit-name=\"article_body\" data-vars-subunit-type=\"component\" data-vars-position-in-subunit=\"8\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cplay a very strong role in the development\u201d<\/a> of Type 2 diabetes, the American Diabetes Association says. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"primary-cli cli cli-text \">\n<p>Type 2 diabetes is a chronic condition that can\u2019t be cured, but the Cleveland Clinic <a href=\"https:\/\/my.clevelandclinic.org\/health\/diseases\/21501-type-2-diabetes#management-and-treatment\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"link\" class=\" js-entry-link cet-external-link\" data-vars-item-name=\"lists several ways it can be managed\" data-vars-item-type=\"text\" data-vars-unit-name=\"6751e090e4b0036b951dfc19\" data-vars-unit-type=\"buzz_body\" data-vars-target-content-id=\"https:\/\/my.clevelandclinic.org\/health\/diseases\/21501-type-2-diabetes#management-and-treatment\" data-vars-target-content-type=\"url\" data-vars-type=\"web_external_link\" data-vars-subunit-name=\"article_body\" data-vars-subunit-type=\"component\" data-vars-position-in-subunit=\"9\" rel=\"noopener\">lists several ways it can be managed<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"primary-cli cli cli-text \">\n<p>Your health care provider may recommend medications, lifestyle changes and blood sugar monitoring, among other treatments for management. As always, you should reach out to your doctor for any questions about your health.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"cli cli-related-articles js-cet-subunit\"\/><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/entry\/type-2-diabetes-risk-dark-chocolate_l_6751e090e4b0036b951dfc19\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New research offers findings that might be a delightful treat for dark chocolate lovers. 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