New Research Shows ...

Due to lack of activity round these here parts, Housemate Geng has kindly stumped up this guest post:


Antioxidants, 2 glasses of red wine, 8 glasses of water, low GI carbs, and now this. Much like spasms of gastronomical reinvention encourage us to accept wasabi and chili ice cream as legitimate foodstuffs, we are now told by 'scientists' that dark chocolate may prevent strokes and heart attacks. ( I realise that the use of 'we' has come to mean nauseating blind consent, but bear with me here Dear Reader).

The greatest health risk from this discovery is probably not the potential for over-consumption (easy given that the RDI is 25 grams), but the resultant dinner party conversation. "...Was it 50 grams or 100 grams?" "I do believe it was 165 grams John, and the recommended brand was Toblerone."