Smith L, Grabovac I, Jackson SE, et al. - Researchers tried to find out the correlation between consumption of chocolate and measures of adiposity in a large, representative sample of US adults. A cross-sectional data was conducted to include a total of 13,626 non-diabetic adults (≥ 20 years) from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey study that were aggregated using five study cycles from 2005-06 through 2013-14. Based on two 24-hour dietary recalls, chocolate consumption was ascertained. Body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference were objectively assessed. They applied multivariable linear regression to examine relationships of any chocolate consumption (yes/no), and the total amount of chocolate consumption (grams/day, in quartiles) with BMI and waist circumference. The study found chocolate consumption was correlated with lower markers of adiposity in this representative sample of US adults. A future study applying a longitudinal or experimental design is required to confirm the direction of causation.