Association between more frequent chocolate consumption and lower body mass index

摘要

Of the subjects, 975 (95.8%) completed the validated Fred Hutchinson Food Frequency Questionnaire (FFQ). Calories (determined via FFQ) could mediate associations of chocolate with BMI (contravening calorie adjustment): analyses were performed with and without calorie adjustment. Fruit and vegetable intake and saturated fat (satfat) intake were assessed for relevance. Fruits and vegetables (linked to lower BMI) bore no relationship to chocolate consumption frequency ((3 = 0.004 [SE = 0.007]; P=.55), excluding this as a candidate confounder, but satfats (which, however, accompany chocolate via stearic acid) were significantly related both to chocolate intake 0 = 0.035 [SE = 0.005]; P<.001) and higher BMI.