Dark chocolate is thought to have many health benefits – from guarding against cardiovascular disease to lowering blood pressure. Now, a new study published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) suggests eating dark chocolate could also reduce the risk of developing type 2 diabetes.
Scientists and medical professionals believe this could be significant because diabetes has become increasingly widespread since the 1990s.
According to the latest World Health Organization data on diabetes, the number of people living with type 1 or 2 diabetes around the world quadrupled to 830 million between 1990 and 2022, with the vast majority of those suffering from type 2.
The consequences of this can be significant: Diabetes can cause blindness, kidney failure, heart attacks, stroke and require lower limb amputation.
So what did this latest study reveal about dark chocolate and type 2 diabetes?
What is the difference between type 1 and type 2 diabetes?
Although type 1 and type 2 diabetes share a name, there are stark differences between how each of these chronic conditions in the body regulates blood sugar, known as glucose.
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