SCOTS would rather give up sex, coffee and social media than chocolate, according to a poll.

Latest figures from the British Heart Foundation reveal that people consume 844 tonnes of chocolate each week, the same weight as 67 double decker buses.

The figures revealed 17% would prefer to give up sex and 20% would rather ditch coffee.

If these results were repeated countrywide, around 760,000 adults would find it easier to give up sex and 900,000 would rather ditch caffeine than chocolate.

The figures have been released on the eve of the BHF’s Dechox campaign – the charity’s annual challenge to get people to give up chocolate for the month of February to raise funds for heart research.

.Daniel Field, Head of Dechox at the BHF, said: “By challenging yourself to a Dechox this February, you will be able to put your will power to the test whilst raising funds for our vital research. Ditching the chocolate for 28 days will leave you feeling like you’ve conquered something huge and the money you raise will help fund breakthroughs to help beat heart and circulatory diseases for good.”