Are you a chocoholic? How about two bars of “super-strength chocolate specially formulated by Belgian chocolatiers” daily for one year? Interested? All in the name of medical science, of course!

Researchers at the University of East Anglia and a hospital in Norwich, eastern England are trying to find out whether chocolate can cut the risk of heart disease and need 40 women to step forward and help.

Oh, but there’s a catch here: volunteers should be menopausal but under the age of 75 and should have type two diabetes.

According to study coordinator Peter Curtis: “A successful outcome could be the first step in developing new ways to improve the lives of people at increased risk of heart disease.”

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