Dark Chocolate Cravings and Depression

dark chocolate depression bathWhy do women say that they crave dark chocolate when they are depressed?

According to Dr Steve Warren, MD DPA: Dark chocolate contains a compound called tryptophan, which is a precursor of the natural antidepressant hormone serotonin. In fact, research shows that dark chocolate consumption increases levels of dopamine and serotonin in the body.

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We all get depressed at one time or other --- just because --- a breakup of a friendship or personal relationship --- things not going the way we would like in our lives, etc.

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