Chocolate cravings: Not due to hormones, says study

Chocolate cravings: Not due to hormones, says study
By Stephen Daniells
09-Sep-2009 Link to full article below

A woman’s craving for chocolate as she approaches the menopause is not down to hormones, but more a reaction to the stress and discomfort of the menopause, suggests new research.

While food cravings are experienced by over 75 per cent of both men and women, the increased incidence in the fairer sex, particularly around the time of the menopause and particularly for chocolate, has “not been explored”, according to scientists from the University of Pennsylvania.

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