2024 Author: Jasmine Walkman | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 08:29
Maybe you eat chocolate just because it tastes great, but new research has found a link between consuming it and depression.
The study shows that people who have a higher test score for depression eat more chocolate than people who are not depressed.
According to researchers, the relationship between mood and chocolate is very specific, as there is no association between depression and the nutrients it contains that could affect it - caffeine, fats, carbohydrates.
Beatrice Golomb of the University of California School of Medicine says that eating chocolate is just something people do when they feel sad. However, experiments show that there is a connection between the two, but it still cannot be explained.
There are many assumptions - from the fact that chocolate is used as a natural antidepressant to the idea that it may play a role in the development of depression.
The latest study included about 930 people, 70% men and 30% women who did not take antidepressants. Participants complete tests and answer questions related to their consumption of chocolate.
However, the results are contradictory. Several hypotheses could explain them, but these are still conjectures. If chocolate really lifts the mood, people who are depressed may eat it to heal themselves.
It still contains ingredients that can act as stimulants, but according to some, their amount is too small to have any effect.
They can also support the production of pleasure hormones such as serotonin. The ingredients in chocolate can also cause agitation in the body, which can cause eating or depression.
While the sweet treat in itself can cause an improvement in mood, other substances contained in it could worsen it, equalizing the effect.
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