Boffins at the Rowett Research Institute thanked the power of the press when they appealed through the pages of the Aberdeen Evening Express for chocolate lovers to take part in a new study.

Out of 250 calls, they have chosen 70 people to take part in the study – which will investigate the effects of snacking on the metabolism.

But, bizzarely, they told the paper this week they had a poor response from slightly overweight women and still needed eight volunteers in this category to come forward.

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