Mood Components in Cocoa and Chocolate: The Mood Pyramid
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Mood Components in Cocoa and Chocolate: The Mood Pyramid.
Cocoa and chocolate, prepared from cocoa beans that originate from the fruits of the cocoa tree Theobroma cacao, have a long-standing reputation as healthy food, including mood-enhancing effects. In spite of many clinical trials with chocolate, cocoa, or its constituents, the mechanisms of action on mood and cognition remain unclear. More in particular, it is still controversial which constitue...
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عنوان ژورنال: Planta Medica
سال: 2018
ISSN: 0032-0943,1439-0221
DOI: 10.1055/a-0588-5534