India, July 5 -- Dark chocolate has long been celebrated for its rich taste and feel-good factor. But there's more to this bittersweet treat than just satisfying your sweet tooth. Dr Trisha Pasricha, a gastroenterologist at Harvard Medical School, shared in her July 3 Instagram post some surprising benefits of dark chocolate that go beyond its delicious flavour. Click here to see the video.

Dr. Trisha shared in her post, "Dark chocolate might be associated with a lower risk of type 2 diabetes." She cited a study involving over 100,000 adults, published last year, which found that "people who ate about five ounces of dark chocolate each week were associated with a 21% lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes compared to those who never or...