Chocolate can help you get rid of a bothersome ailment, especially in autumn and winter. What’s more, it is more effective than many drugs. Doctors confirm this, and another proof is an experiment by English scientists. British “Mirror” writes about it. You must find out what it is about.
Chocolate improves mood, concentration, protects against atherosclerosis and cancer. One more property can be added to this list – it eliminates cough and it is more effective than some lozenges. The effectiveness of chocolate in inhibiting cough has been proven by a study conducted on 163 people. In short, coughing patients who took chocolate-based medications saw significant improvement within two days.
Where does this action come from? Scientists at Imperial College London have found that cocoa’s compound theobromine suppresses coughing better than codeine – and an ingredient often found in cough medications. Additionally, chocolate is sticky, so it forms a coating on the nerve endings of the throat, thus reducing the need to cough.
Doctors emphasize that sucking on a piece of chocolate can provide relief, but is best used with cough suppressants.
Comp. on the basis of mirror.co.uk