From the endless chocolate blocks passed around the office , to the glaring supermarket aisles and the family relatives who miraculously appear with baskets of eggs , Easter can be a minefield to navigate if you 're trying to watch your waistline . 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 ) . This should come as sweet relief for chocoholics when according to Roy Morgan , two thirds of Australians admit to munching on chocolate at least once a month . Scroll down for video . Eggsellent news : A chocolate a day is found to not affect your Body Mass Index . While chocolate has long held a reputation for being an 'unhealthy ' snack , evidence now indicates cocoa packs more for its punch than what we 've been giving it credit for . The research lead by Roy Morgan discovered while 67 per cent of Australian adults agree that they restrict how much fattening food they eat , they still will sneak some kind of chocolate into their diet over a four week period and 74 per cent will consume it at least once in a month . Interestingly , 68 per cent of those who ticked the ‘ I ’ m constantly watching my weight ’ statement and the ‘ prefer to eat healthy snacks ’ still meet the once a month quota . The results also indicated there is n't one demographic in Australia who eat the most chocolate - there are a variety of groups with chocoholic tendencies . Firstly , those who ‘ tend to snack throughout the day ’ were considered by far the most susceptible chocolate consumers . Also those considered underweight were just as likely to eat chocolate in four weeks as those who were overweight ( with overweight scoring slightly higher ) . Munch for mood : Chocolate has also been proven to boost your mood and reduce stress levels . This research only adds to the reputation amongst medical studies that now suggest chocolate is good for you in a myriad of ways . It 's been found to help your heart by reducing the risk of atherosclerosis ( thickening and hardening of the arteries ) , boost your brain power by enhancing blood flow to the brain ( associated with enhancing memory ) and also reduces stress levels by correcting chemical imbalances related with stress . So as for those Dark chocolate Lindt bunnies ? Eat away , your body will thank you . A previous version of this article made reference to a German study which claimed a link between cocoa diets and weight loss . We have removed this reference as the study was subsequently revealed to be incorrect .
New research from Roy research reveals there 's no evidence that chocolate consumption affects humans . Currently two thirds of Australians consume chocolate at least once a month . chocolate also found to benefit brain , heart and stress disorders .