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Martin Hofschroer
People interested in weight loss may be interested to know that eating chocolate can actually make you depressed, according to a new study. Research revealed in the Archives of Internal Medicine reported that people who eat at least one chocolate bar every week are more likely to feel down when compared to those who only eat chocolate occasionally. The study, which was carried out by staff at the University of California, San Diego, contradicts the common assumption that a person can improve their mood by eating chocolate. The men and women revealed how much chocolate they consumed and many completed a questionnaire about their overall diet. Their moods were then assessed using an accepted depression scale. It was discovered that the more chocolate people ate the more depressed they felt and those who ate the most, which was more than six standard size bars a month, became the glummest. Dr Beatrice Golomb said: "Our study confirms long-held suspicions that eating chocolate is something that people do when they are feeling down. "Because it was a cross sectional study, meaning a slice in time, it did not tell us whether the chocolate decreased or intensified the depression." Almost one thousand men and women took part in the case study and none of the subjects were on antidepressants or had been diagnosed as clinically depressed by a doctor. "Depression may stimulate chocolate cravings for unrelated reasons, without a treatment benefit of chocolate. "The possibility that chocolate could causally contribute to depressed mood, driving the association, cannot be excluded," stated the report. As well as the link to depression, health experts have warned that most chocolate bars contain high levels of saturated fats and sugar that contribute to high cholesterol levels, obesity and coronary heart disease. People can resist the urge to eat chocolate and lose weight at the same time by taking t5 fat burners as they increase metabolism and act as an appetite suppressant, according to DesirableBody. Green tea is another appetite suppressor and fat burner, which can be useful for those looking to give up chocolate and lose weight. The drink can be taken alongside t5 fat burners and is rich in catechin polyphenols, powerful antioxidants that inhibit the growth of cancer and protect externally against DNA damage induced by ultraviolet light. Scientists at Toronto University have claimed that eating fast food can result in psychological drawbacks such as making people crave instant gratification and becoming increasingly impatient.
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