7. Eating chocolate can trim your waistline.
Indulging in a piece of chocolate daily to lose weight seems counterintuitive but enticing. A 2011 study published in the Journal of Nutrition found antioxidants in cocoa helped obese diabetic mice live longer and reduce the degeneration of their aortic arteries while blunting fat deposition. The flavanols in cocoa can lead to an improvement in glucose toleration, which may help prevent type 2 diabetes.
So, there you have it. There's more to losing weight than eating salads and hitting the gym.