Are you a choccie addict?

The average Briton eats approximately 9kg of chocolate a year, that's about three bars week.

You're more likely to be female, as chocolate cravings are found in twice as many women as men. A Canadian study found 39% of women craved chocolate, compared to 14% of men.

Check your consumption. Self-confessed chocolate addicts studied in Dundee revealed that the average number of bars consumed by each in a week was 12, although one addict admitted consuming 70.

If you regularly eat more than one chocolate bar daily, hide your habit from friends and relatives, and don't like admitting to yourself how much chocolate you eat, you may be on your way to becoming a chocoholic.