Chocolate as medicine? Maybe so…
Study leader Professor Steve Atkin, an expert in endocrinology, said the idea for the study came after a patient reported feeling much better after swapping her normal milk chocolate for dark chocolate with a high cocoa solid content.
He decided to see if other patients would benefit and carried out a trial of 10 patients who received a daily dose – 45g – of dark chocolate or white chocolate dyed to look like dark chocolate for two months.
Or, just try to stay away from Dementors…