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KMID : 1007420090070010018
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Mood and Emotion
2009 Volume.7 No. 1 p.18 ~ p.25
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Effects of Chocolate on the Mood
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Kim Moon-Doo
Lee Chang-In
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Abstract
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Objectives：We reviewed the relationships between chocolate and mood state.
Method：We reviewed chocolate’s constituents and hypotheses that was suggested as the mechanisms of chocolate’s mood altering effects.
Results： Orosensory properties of chocolate, carbohydrate, protein, psychoactive substances in chocolate and complex rela- tionships of chocolate with neurotransmitters such as dopamine, serotonin, and opioid could be responsible for ele- vating mood and evoking chocolate cravings. Eating in negative mood state, transient mood stabilizing effect was shown but in case of prolonged use negative mood was maintained.
Conclusion：Mood state effects of the cho- colate is thought to be due to other unknown mechanism rather than its antidepressant effect.
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KEYWORD
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Mood, Chocolate, Antidepressants, Atypical Depression
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