Chocolate a Cure for Coughs?

[STONEISLAND]

There is sweet news for chocolate lovers. An ingredient in chocolate just may hold the cure for persistent coughs.



British researchers say the ingredient, which is found in cocoa, is nearly a third more effective in stopping persistent coughs than codeine, which is the main ingredient in many cough medicines.

The discovery could lead to more effective cough treatments. The researchers say the chocolate ingredient also causes no adverse effects such as drowsiness.

Now I have a cough how much chocolate would I need to eat?

http://www.chocolate.org/health/theobromine.html

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Also here http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/4032585.stm with lots of reader comment.

[Paul K]

Ahem
http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/sh...09&postcount=1

[STONEISLAND]

*sigh*

Not again Sorry

[cookie_365]

Is there some kind of clinical trial I could volunteer for ????

[Chris W]

It might cure coughs but it still gives me a headache

[Chimaera]

Chocolate Ex Lax cures coughs!


























Well take a hefty dose of it - I guarantee you won't cough!

[nffc]

Originally Posted by monkeybreath

It might cure coughs but it still gives me a headache

I find it a tad far-fetched as well tbh. Chocolate and singing is pretty much a no-no so how can it be beneficial to cure coughs? I always think it makes them worse...

[Raistlin]

I'm prepared to believe that chocolate cures coughs.

Look at the Bounty girls, and the girls from the Flake adverts, they all had good chests.....