"吃巧克力是得諾貝爾獎的訣竅？"

我們一聽到諾貝爾獎得主，通常會想到腦袋聰明、孜孜矻矻，或甚至是運氣。但現在看來，這可能還跟愛吃甜食有關。

研究顯示可可和巧克力對我們的智力很好，因為它們含有黃烷醇，可以減緩或改善和年齡相關的智力衰退。這引起法蘭茲．密爾里博士的好奇心，他想知道這是否意味著，一個國家的人吃巧克力的量和居民有多聰明有所關連。

在比較過有諾貝爾獎得主的國家每人每年所攝取的巧克力量之後，密爾里博士發現一項「驚人的強大關聯」。吃最多巧克力的國家有最多的諾貝爾獎得主。瑞士排第一，瑞典和丹麥緊跟在後。美國和德國居中，中國和日本則居後。

當然，這些結果還需要經過更多研究才能證實可信度。密爾里博士開玩笑說，他的資訊並未證實吃巧克力會讓一個人變聰明。相反的，這可能只是代表聰明的人吃比較多巧克力。

(Health) Is Eating Chocolate the Secret to a Nobel Prize?

When we hear Nobel Prize winners, we usually think of great minds, hard work and maybe even luck. But it appears that it might have something to do with having a sweet tooth.

Research has shown that cocoa or chocolates are good for our minds because they contain flavanol which can slow down or improve age-related mental decline. This aroused the curiosity of Dr. Franz Meerli, who wondered if this could mean a connection between the amount of chocolate consumed in each country and how smart the people living there are.

After comparing the countries that have Nobel prize winners with their annual chocolate consumption per person, Dr. Meerli found a surprising powerful correlation. The country that ate the most chocolate had the highest number of winners. Switzerland came first, closely followed by Sweden and Denmark. The US and Germany were in the middle, while China and Japan were at the back of the pack.

Of course, the results would need to undergo further studies to prove their validity. The doctor joked that his information doesnt prove that eating chocolate makes a person smarter. It could be the other way around, meaning that smart people just eat more chocolate.

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