A long-term study, partly at Oulu University, has revealed that eating chocolate appears to help men to stay healthy into old age.

Researchers at Oulu and Helsinki Universities have been following a group of businessmen since the 1960s. The men were born between 1919 and 1934.

The research team reported in the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition last month that 1367 of the subjects, aged 76 on average, responded to a recent survey. Of that group, 860 reported eating chocolate, 399 ate other confectionary and the rest no confectionary at all.

The chocolate eaters had slimmer waists, were less likely to have diabetes and, also, were better educated than those who ate other types of confectionary.

However, the biggest difference was in psychological well-being and attitudes towards life. The chocolate-eaters said they felt healthier, reported being less depressed, less lonely and were more likely to be planning for the future.

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