While the new year is a great time to make dietary changes, I still have a hard time not indulging in a little bit of chocolate every now and then. Plus, with the chill of winter upon us, saying “no” to a cup of hot cocoa seems even harder. As such, I’m always excited when new research comes out about the health benefits of chocolate.

Researchers at the University of Granada in Spain recently revealed that higher chocolate consumption in a test group of adolescents was associated with lower levels of total and central fatness based on body mass index and other measurements.