There Oughtta Be a Law

A little research is a good thing, but enough is enough! Scientists simply should not go too far.

When researchers revealed that dark chocolate is good for us--the darker the better--we rejoiced. Finally, a justification for all our deepest, mysterious cravings.

Now, however, we learn via Wired News that research "links the type of bacteria living in people's digestive system to a desire for chocolate." Yes, our urges for chocolate operate on a gut level: "Everyone has a vast community of microbes in their guts. But people who crave daily chocolate show signs of having different colonies of bacteria than people who are immune to chocolate's allure."

For some reason, this slight loss of free will depresses us. We think we need a nice piece of chocolate.