Cocoa 'might prevent memory decline'

[Guest]

Drinking cocoa every day may help older people keep their brains healthy, research suggests.

A study of 60 elderly people with no dementia found two cups of cocoa a day improved blood flow to the brain in those who had problems to start with.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-23607879

I don't know about you, but wild horses couldn't get me to drink cocoa in the late evening. Horlicks, Bournvita (my mother's favourite), Milo, Ovaltine - what's your favourite bedtime drink?

[Nick Armstrong]

what's your favourite bedtime drink?

A small glass of 21 year old Springbank malt whisky. But as I've only ever tasted it once, years and years ago, it's unlikely to become a habit...

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

A small glass of 21 year old Springbank malt whisky. But as I've only ever tasted it once, years and years ago, it's unlikely to become a habit...

It can't be that good then.

Horlicks is my favourite bedtime hot drink. Freshly squeezed orange juice is preferrable in hot weather.

[eighthobstruction]

I'd drink it if someone else made for me....(luckily 2x 200g Cadbury's DM £3.00 at Spar at mo')

[amateur51]

A small glass of 21 year old Springbank malt whisky. But as I've only ever tasted it once, years and years ago, it's unlikely to become a habit...

Did the one sip lead to such outrageous behaviour that the magistrate advised against a repeat, Caliban?

[Nick Armstrong]

It can't be that good then.

Did the one sip lead to such outrageous behaviour that the magistrate advised against a repeat, Caliban?

The £400 price tag on a bottle has something to do with it!

Why don't you like cocoa, Ams?

Mind you, I agree, I'd rather have a hot choc drink during the day, outside - I associate it with sitting outside Paris cafés in autumn, swirling leaves all around and the cup held through gloves.

[Anna]

I don't know about you, but wild horses couldn't get me to drink cocoa in the late evening. Horlicks, Bournvita (my mother's favourite), Milo, Ovaltine - what's your favourite bedtime drink?

Never done milky drinks in the evening, mid-morning in cold weather, yes! Love old fashioned cocoa unsweetened, cannot abide Horlicks (very sickly and thick) but Bournvita (was it somewhat crunchy - never dissolved completely?) and haven't seen Milo in years, are you sure it's still available(?), were lovely.

[amateur51]

The £400 price tag on a bottle has something to do with it!

Why don't you like cocoa, Ams?

Mind you, I agree, I'd rather have a hot choc drink during the day, outside - I associate it with sitting outside Paris cafés in autumn, swirling leaves all around and the cup held through gloves.

Exactly that, Cali - Paris at Les Deux Magots it is for hot chocco

Plus the fact that basic cocoa can tend to have an unattractive gritty quality towards the end of the mug

[amateur51]

Never done milky drinks in the evening, mid-morning in cold weather, yes! Love old fashioned cocoa unsweetened, cannot abide Horlicks (very sickly and thick) but Bournvita (was it somewhat crunchy - never dissolved completely?) and haven't seen Milo in years, are you sure it's still available(?), were lovely.

Milo must be available online at least, surely?

Speaking of online, whatever happened to that sudden craze for coconut oil? Teamsaint mentioned it and suddenly everyone here was buying it from Amazon

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

cannot abide Horlicks (very sickly and thick) ...

The thicker and stronger the better in my opinion. They always make it too weak in cafes.

[aka Calum Da Jazbo]

i see no one has pointed out that you have to remember to drink it in the first place ...... [coat etc]

instant coffee black, my last half litre of the day ....

[Anna]

Mind you, I agree, I'd rather have a hot choc drink during the day, outside - I associate it with sitting outside Paris cafés in autumn, swirling leaves all around and the cup held through gloves.

Oh yes Cali - we'll always have Paris!

Milo must be available online at least, surely?

I don't know Ams, I don't usually loiter in the hot chocolate aisle, I'll look next time I'm in Waitrose. I must say, having tried in the past a couple of the 'Lite' versions of various chocolate drinks that I don't think they have the flavour of the originals and leave a nasty chemical aftertaste.

[Nick Armstrong]

Oh yes Cali - we'll always have Paris!

Je ne regrette rien, Anna!

[Nick Armstrong]

Exactly that, Cali - Paris at Les Deux Magots it is for hot chocco

Plus the fact that basic cocoa can tend to have an unattractive gritty quality towards the end of the mug

Mind you, the French do insist on using that beastly UHT milk

A real hot chocolate, fresh full cream milk and made with grated chocolate rather than a drink powder, is unbeatable - and you'll never find that in Paris....

[eighthobstruction]

Je ne regrette rien, Anna!

Sounds like 'something else' ought to be held through gloves to maintain ahem cough decorum....