Chocolate is better than cough syrup for curing your cough, doctor reveals

Chocolate.

When we have a hacking cough, lots of us will reach for the cough syrup to soothe symptoms. But it turns out you might be better of indulging in a bar of Dairy Milk, as a doctor has said chocolate is better for cough and respiratory problems than standard medicine.

According to Professor Alyn Morice, head of cardiovascular and respiratory studies at the University of Hull and founding member of the International Society for the Study of Cough says, "chocolate can calm coughs".