Tuesday, June 1, 2010

Is chocolate causing depression or are people eating chocolate because they feel depressed?

In this article by Susan Brady (http://www.healthnews.com/family-health/mental-health/how-can-chocolate-be-linked-to-depression-4211.html), she cites recent research done a UC Davis and UC San Diego suggesting that people who eat a lot of chocolate may be causing themselves to become depressed.

Harris Meyer, D.C.
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How Can Chocolate Be Linked to Depression?

By Susan Brady
Published: Tuesday, 27 April 2010

"Depressed mood was significantly related to higher chocolate consumption," Dr. Natalie Rose of the University of California, Davis, and University of California, San Diego, and colleagues wrote in the Archives of Internal Medicine. Because the UC Davis and UC San Diego researchers were screening for general dietary intake, they could rule out caffeine, fats, and carbohydrates as possible factors in the depression

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