8 Science-Backed Reasons To Stuff Your Face With Chocolate This Easter

By Jasmine Ford / June 24, 2016

2. Chocolate Could Enhance Cognitive Performance

It€™s not quite the same as saying that eating chocolate makes you smarter, but we€™ll take it anyway.

Following almost 1,000 people over 30 years, a study found that those who ate chocolate a minimum of once a week, and not just dark varieties, scored better across numerous different memory tests than those who consumed less of the stuff.

Although it€™s hard to be sure, the link could again be down to cocoa€™s flavanols boosting the flow of blood to our thinking organ.

In short, chocolate makes you smart.