article_snippet: But according to new research, there's no need to go easy on the eggs this week, with a Roy Morgan study revealing there is no direct connection between chocolate consumption and an increasing Body Mass Index (BMI).
article_snippet: A chocolate a day is found to not affect your Body Mass Index .
article_snippet: While chocolate has long held a reputation for being an 'unhealthy' snack, evidence now indicates cocoa packs more for cocoa punch than what we've been giving cocoa credit for.
article_snippet: This research only adds to the reputation amongst medical studies that now suggest chocolate is good for you in a myriad of ways.
article_snippet: A previous version of this article made reference to a German study which claimed a link between cocoa diets and weight loss.
article_snippet: We have removed reference to a German study which claimed a link between cocoa diets and weight loss as the study was subsequently revealed to be incorrect.
highlights_snippet: New research from Roy Morgan reveals there's no  proof that chocolate consumption affects BMI .
  