It's unclear, however, whether (depressed) people eat more chocolate simply because they crave it, or whether chocolate consumption itself somehow (contributes) to a depressed mood. In the study, Golomb and her colleagues surveyed more than 900 people about their weekly chocolate consumption and their( overall) diet. They also gauged the moods of the participants using a standard questionnaire used to screen for depression. The men and women who were considered to be depressed ate 8.4 servings of chocolate per month, while their (counterparts) who weren't depressed consumed just 5.4 servings each month. Study participants who scored higher on the depression (scale) ate even more chocolate, nearly 12 servings per month, the researchers found. To zero in on the chocolate-mood connection, the researchers took into (account) a range of other dietary factors, such as calorie, fat, and carbohydrate intake. These measures were similar in the depressed and (non-depressed) people, which suggests that the link between chocolate and depression is unique in some way, according to the researchers.
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