Americans Find Link between Chocolate and Depression

Having a bit of chocolate is fine. However, over indulging is not beneficial for you.
Researchers at UC San Diego and UC Davis studied chocolate consumption and other dietary patterns amongst 931 men and women who were not on antidepressants.
In addition, the participants underwent a depression screening test.
The individuals who were screened positive for possible depression ate an average of 8.4 servings of chocolate, that is, an ounce of chocolate candy, on a monthly basis.
This compared to 5.4 monthly servings amongst those who were not depressed.
Individuals who had the highest scores on the mood tests, suggesting possible major depression, ate an average of 11.8 servings per month. The findings were the same amongst women and men.
When researchers controlled for other dietary factors which could be associated to mood, like, fat, caffeine and carbohydrate intake, they discovered that only chocolate consumption correlated with mood.