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Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Eating Chocolate Is Linked To Depression

From Dr. Wright

Eating Chocolate Is Linked To Depression

People who eat more chocolate are more likely to be depressed than people who eat less chocolate, a new study has found.

What isn't clear, though, is whether people who were more likely to be depressed ate more chocolate in the study—or whether chocolate itself is linked to depression.

"It's possible chocolate has antidepressant effects and that's why they are eating chocolate," said Beatrice Golomb, one of the study's researchers and an associate professor of medicine at the University of California, San Diego. "I think many of us believe chocolate consumption, at least in the short term, makes us feel better."...

http://online.wsj.com/article_email/SB10001424052748703465204575208380988174438-lMyQjAxMTAwMDIwNzEyNDcyWj.html

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