Thursday, December 05, 2002


forget codeine

as we enter into the full of the cough and cold season, dear readers, take heed. when a persistent cough bothers you, chocolate may contain your cure.

i'm not making this up: a phytochemical in chocolate, the well-known theobromine, has been proven to be a more effective cough medication than even codeine.

researchers at the imperial college of medicine in london gave participants either theobromine, codeine, or a placebo to treat their coughs. the chocolate substance proved most effective.

however, the head of the scientific team, dr. omar sharif usmani can't quite explain how theobromine works to calm a hacking cough. and while he claims a theobromine-based cough medicine wouldn't taste like chocolate, i say, why not?

who wouldn't love a chocolate cough drop?

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