I've always followed the doctrine of using the "Body Text" style in preference of the "Normal" style when creating Word documents.

However, in 2010 I can't seem to find it.
It isn't in the Style Ribbon and it isn't there when you click Apply Styles to bring up a longer list.

However, if you try to create a new Style called "Body Text" you get an error saying "The style name already exists or is reserved for a built-in style"

It took me quite a while to work it out, but this page helped:
http://help.lockergnome.com/office/O...ict987022.html

The key bits are:
You need to bring up the Styles pane with Ctrl-Alt-Shift-S (I thought everything was supposed to be in the Ribbon?!)
"Body Text" is marked as "Always Hidden".

So my questions are:
Why is "Body Text" marked as "Always Hidden"?
and
Is it no longer advisable to use "Body Text"?