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- Title
Chocolate and Cheese: Their Effects on Mood.
- Authors
Grose, Valerie; Altman, Joanne D.
- Abstract
Researchers have related several food factors to an effect on mood, most notably sweet flavor, carbohydrates, fat, and the chemical compounds in chocolate. The purpose of this study was to parse these different characteristics in select foods to determine which has the pivotal effect on mood. Participants (N = 105) consumed chocolate (white, milk, or dark) or cheese and completed a preconsumption and postconsumption Positive and Negative Affect Schedule mood test. Participants showed a general decline in positive affect. Women who ate dark chocolate had a significant rise in negative affect. Women who ate cheese experienced a decrease in negative affect..
- Subjects
MOOD (Psychology); DIETARY carbohydrates; CHOCOLATE; CHEESE; NUTRITION
- Publication
Psi Chi Journal of Undergraduate Research, 2010, Vol 15, Issue 3, p168
- ISSN
1089-4136
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.24839/1089-4136.JN15.3.168