Men Eating More Chocolate

Business men who are dealing with the economic state and market fallout; seem to be learning something from women; when it comes to using food to boost their mood.

Survey says, men are reaching for chocolate bars more frequently these days. All 750 of the men in the survey said they were eating more chocolate. Seems there is little that one can actually do about the economy and the disconnected feeling about the solutions. But buying a candy bar is something they can do.

Chocolate can be high in calories and fat but; it has many health benefits also. Besides containing antioxidants; studies have shown that eating chocolate every day is connected to better moods and reducing stress. Although no one knows if chocolate can cure the blues. Consuming chocolate temporarily boosts the feel-good chemicals in the brain, but some seem to think that it may actually make depression worse.

The survey of 750 men, age 25 to 65 in the U.S. found the following chocolates are the ones that men are reaching for while dealing with these tough times.

Snickers, Reese’s, Kit Kat Bars, Milky Way, Butterfinger, Baby Ruth, Three Musketeers, Mars, Oh Henry!, Hershey

Chocolate, the guys are finally getting it. Does that mean the ladies will have to share, or just find more places to hide the chocolates????