Kvinnors chokladsug varierar

Jag är mer eller mindre ständigt sugen på choklad, men det visar sig att kvinnors chokladsug varierar. Enbart hälften av alla kvinnor tycks ha chokladsug, och av dem uppträder chokladsuget i hälften av fallen i början av menstruationen. Kan det vara så att kvinnors chokladsug är hormonbestämt? I studien ”Perimenstrual Chocolate Craving: What Happens after Menopause?”, publicerad i Appetite, rapporteras:

This study examines whether the primary cause of this ”perimenstrual” craving is a direct effect of hormonal changes around the perimenstrum, or rather if the craving is a general response in some individuals to stress or other notable events. Insofar as there is a direct hormonal effect, one would predict a substantial decrease of 38% in total chocolate craving in women post-menopause, corresponding to the proportion of women pre-menopause who report craving chocolate exclusively perimenstrually. Based on a survey of pre- and post-menopausal alumnae of the same University, we report a significant but small decrease in prevalence of chocolate cravings post-menopause. The decrease is only 13.4% and thereby much smaller than a 38% drop predicted by a purely hormonal explanation, suggesting that female reproductive hormones are not the principal cause of perimenstrual chocolate craving.

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