Is there a link between dark chocolate and depression?
Scientists have discussed for decades whether chocolate can improve mood. The latest research links reduced depressive symptoms to eating dark chocolate.
August 6, 2019 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: chocolate, depression, depressive-symptoms, eating-dark, latest-research, links-reduced, nutritional counseling, oncalldietitian.com, oncalldiets, whether-chocolate
Are you a chocaholic? Your genes could be to blame
Researchers have uncovered a number of genetic variants that affect what foods we choose to eat, including one variant linked to higher chocolate intake.
April 23, 2017 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: chocolate, genetic-variants, higher-chocolate, including-one, nutrition / diet, oncalldietitian.com, variant-linked
Gut bacteria play a role in why dark chocolate is so good for you
While a study proclaiming the benefits of dark chocolate is hardly necessary to convince us to eat it, new research presented at a meeting of the American Chemical Society may make us feel better about eating that truffle after lunch. It seems bacteria in the stomach eat the chocolate and produce anti-inflammatory compounds that are beneficial for the heart.
March 19, 2014 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: benefits, chocolate, dark-chocolate, feel-better, may-make, new-research, on call diets, oncalldiets, seems-bacteria, stomach, the-benefits, the-stomach
