don't know if Hershey's paid for this research, but...
Journal of Proteome Research
New evidence that dark chocolate helps ease emotional stress
The "chocolate cure" for emotional stress is getting new support from a clinical trial published online in ACS' Journal of Proteome Research. It found that eating about an ounce and a half of dark chocolate a day for two weeks reduced levels of stress hormones in the bodies of people feeling highly stressed.
Contact: Michael Bernstein
m_bernstein@acs.org
202-872-6042