Chocolate Dog Seating

Australian researchers have found a link between chocolate cravings and personality types.

Professor Gordon Parker, Executive Director of the Sydney-based Black Dog Institute, and Research Assistant Joanna Crawford looked at the benefits of eating chocolate during a depressive episode, and whether there is a link between personality type and craving chocolate to alleviate symptoms.

Depressed People Crave Chocolate

They interviewed 3,000 people and found that 45 percent of people with depression craved chocolate.

"Of those 45 percent, 60 percent found that chocolate improved their mood when they were depressed," Crawford said.