From a nutritional perspective - the average milk chocolate product is no less a junk food than ice cream or donuts, and it is equally unhealthy and fattening when large amounts are consumed on a regular basis. While no one is trying to discourage people from enjoying an occasional chocolate treat - selling chocolate on the premises of providing health benefits, and urging consumers to increase their chocolate consumption for Health Reasons leaves nutritional research less than credible, particularly when diabetes and obesity have become an out-of-control global problem... Full Text