Eating dark chocolate may positively affect mood and relieve depression symptoms found a recent study looking at whether different types of chocolate are associated with mood disorders. The study performed at UCL and published in the journal 'Depression and Anxiety' is the first to examine the association with depression according to the type of chocolate consumed. Researchers assessed data from 13626 adults from the US National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Participants' chocolate consumption was assessed against their scores on the Patient Health Questionnaire which assesses depressive symptoms. In the cross-sectional study a range of other factors including height weight