Scientists share the news that eating dark chocolate can help you lose weight. Research shows that dark chocolate is far more filling than milk chocolate, lessening your craving for sweet, salty and fatty foods. A study from the University of Copenhagen states eating dark chocolate may be an efficient way to keep your weight down over Christmas. They got volunteers to fast for 12 hours before eating 100g of either dark or milk chocolate. Two and a half hours later they were offered pizza and told to eat until they felt comfortably full. After the meal, the individual's calorie intake was registered and it was found those who had eaten the dark chocolate had stuffed themselves with 15 percent less pizza. Merry Christmas!