<span>George Orwell was hesitant to kill the elephant,
but also felt that he needed to do his duty in a situation where he mustn’t show
any weakness to the townspeople. He had to be cruel and at the same time,
pitiful.</span>
Answer: According to the speaker, headlines about the benefits of chocolate and cheese came about when the scientist was doing studies with a drink that made people have less tryptophan in the brain.