Chocolate and wrinkles

Look in virtually any bathroom cabinet around the nation, if not the world, and you’ll undoubtedly probably find a forest of skin products that can claim to give it a ‘radiant glow’ or ‘soften its skin’ or wipe away the years. But did you know that chocolate can help with everyday wrinkles too?

In 2016 a study published in the Journal of Nutrition found that polyphenols found in dark chocolate reduced the appearance of wrinkles. What’s more the same study found that good quality dark chocolate (those with over 85 per cent cocoa solids) can also be linked to improvements in mood and cognitive function.

So enjoy a square or two a day, enjoy a chocolate smoothie and see what it does to your worry lines.