According to a new study, of nearly 1,000 adults studied, those who ate an average of 8.4 percent servings of chocolate per month were diagnosed with depression while 5.4 percent servings consumed by participants were not depressed, say researchers. According to a study published last year in The Lancet , its no secret that type 1 diabetes is on the rise in children and if the current trend continues , new case in kids younger than 5 double by 2020.

Dan Hurley, a medical journalist, who himself a longtime type 1 sufferer said, “Type 1 diabetes seems to be going up at a level of 3 percent a year in the United States. If we can find out what is causing that, we can prevent a lot of people from getting it”. He also added, “There is something going on in the environment—in the way people live—that is partly responsible”. In order to find out whether you are at risk for Heart Disease or not, Clyde Yancy, President of American Heart Association answers, “.Obesity is directly related to high blood pressure, directly related to diabetes, directly related to an abnormal lipid profile”.

The new cross sectional study also suggests individuals with depressive symptoms eat mote chocolate however, it does not explain the reason. Several nutrient factors could be linked to mood, such as increased caffeine, fat, carbohydrate, or energy intake bore no significant co relation with mood symptoms suggesting relative specifity of the chocolate finding, according to the researchers.