WS More or Less: Does Eating Chocolate Make Your Brain Younger?

Published: Dec. 11, 2017, 10:51 a.m.

Headlines claim that eating chocolate can protect you from developing Alzheimer\u2019s disease. The theory is that bioactives within chocolate called flavanols can help reduce the risk of heart attacks, strokes and even make your brain 30 years younger! But isn\u2019t this all a bit too good to be true? The BBC\u2019s Head of Statistics, Robert Cuffe, investigates whether research findings are misrepresented by funders, PR machines and the media. Presenter: Robert Cuffe Producer: Lizzy McNeill