A study linking depression to chocolate consumption has been receiving a lot of press attention. The study appears in the current Archives of Internal Medicine.
Some 900 adults in California who weren't taking antidepressants completed a depression scale and also reported how much chocolate they consumed. Those who screened positive for depression ate about eight servings of chocolate per month, while those without depression ate just five servings a month — a statistically significant difference. Consumption of fat, calories, carbohydrates, and caffeine did not appear to explain the difference between the groups.
The authors emphasize that given the study's cross-sectional design, conclusions cannot be made regarding causality or the direction of the association.
Archives of Internal Medicine article
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