{"id":5700,"date":"2010-04-10T10:46:43","date_gmt":"2010-04-10T10:46:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/allsense.com.au\/?p=256"},"modified":"2010-04-10T10:46:43","modified_gmt":"2010-04-10T10:46:43","slug":"smell-chocolate-feel-better-says-research","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allsense.tecnotia.com\/au\/smell-chocolate-feel-better-says-research\/","title":{"rendered":"Smell Chocolate, Feel Better &#8211; says research"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_257\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-257\" style=\"width: 380px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.allsense.com.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/chocolate.png\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-257\" title=\"Chocolate Bars\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.allsense.com.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/chocolate.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"380\" height=\"304\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-257\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Smell Chocolate and feel better, says research<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Neil Martin at the Human Olfaction Laboratory at Middlesex University, discovered the power of chocolate in an experiment where he filled rooms with three smells, one of chocolate, a &#8220;malodour&#8221; of machine oil, which most people find unpleasant, and a lemony, pleasant-but-alerting odour, then monitored testers&#8217; moods.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The aim was to compare the effects of pleasant and unpleasant ambient odours on stress, anxiety, depression and mood,&#8221; Martin explains.<br \/>\n&#8220;&#8230;so far it seems that the smell of chocolate really does make people less stressed and anxious, and more relaxed.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In another study we looked at the effect of chocolate on brain activity,&#8221; he says. Martin used EEG (electroencephalography) technology to record his participants&#8217; brain waves as they sniffed the air, and found that in both experiments, the chocolate smell consistently led to a reduction in a particular type of brain activity called theta, which is thought to be an index of attentiveness. &#8221; Theta levels dropped, indicating a less stressed and more relaxed state of mind for participants.<\/p>\n<p>Credit:<a href=\"http:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/lifestyle\/wellbeing\/chocolate-find-smells-like-a-theory-20100407-rsel.html\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\nhttp:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/lifestyle\/wellbeing\/chocolate-find-smells-like-a-theory-20100407-rsel.html<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/education\/2010\/mar\/30\/chocolate-relaxation-scent-studies\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\nhttp:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/education\/2010\/mar\/30\/chocolate-relaxation-scent-studies<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.taipeitimes.com\/News\/feat\/archives\/2010\/04\/01\/2003469436\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.taipeitimes.com\/News\/feat\/archives\/2010\/04\/01\/2003469436<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.watoday.com.au\/lifestyle\/wellbeing\/chocolate-find-smells-like-a-theory-20100407-rsel.html\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.watoday.com.au\/lifestyle\/wellbeing\/chocolate-find-smells-like-a-theory-20100407-rsel.html<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Neil Martin at the Human Olfaction Laboratory at Middlesex University, discovered the power of chocolate in an experiment where he 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