Moral of the story: Every wonder why dark chocolate makes you feel better? It changes your stress hormone metabolism. Cool.
Source: AMA Morning Rounds 11/13/09
Dark chocolate may lower stress hormone levels.
HealthDay (11/12, Dotinga) reported that "a dose of dark chocolate could cheer you right up by lowering your stress hormone levels," according to a study published online in the Journal of Proteome Research. After following 30 "volunteers who said they were highly stressed," researchers found that "a daily consumption of 40 grams [1.4 ounces] during a period of two weeks is sufficient to modify the metabolism of healthy human volunteers" by helping "correct other imbalances in the body that are related to stress." Reuters (11/13, Goldsmith) and also covers the story.
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