A Hershey's funded study says chocolates do not stand in the way of weight loss but an outside researcher has pointed out its limitations.

For chocolate lovers trying to drop a few pounds, new research suggests that it is still possible to lose weight while indulging your sweet tooth every day.

Overweight and obese women who added a bit of chocolate or other sweets on top of a healthy diet plan lost about 5 kg over four months, on average.