Move over cough syrup, there is a better cough remedy out there according to a University of Hull professor: chocolate.
Professor Alyn Morice, member of the International Society for the Study of Cough, says “Chocolate can calm coughs. I know that might sound like something out of Mary Poppins, but as an independent clinician who has spent years researching the mechanism of cough, I can assure you the evidence is actually as solid a bar of Fruit and Nut.”
After a large study, named ROCOCO, was done on the subject, a new medication that has cocoa in it was found to work better than regular old cough syrup with linctus.
“The idea that chocolate could cure a cough might sound a bit mad, but the ROCOCO researchers believe the benefits are primarily down to the demulcent properties of cocoa,” Morice said.
Source: http://www.ladbible.com/news/food-professor-says-chocolate-is-better-for-you-than-cough-syrup-20190110
