What's in comfort food that makes you happy?

Posted at: 08/20/2012 6:35 AM

The flavor of some foods might help boost your mood.
 
Other studies have established that comfort foods like chocolate, strawberries and food with omega-3 fatty acids can have positive effects on mood.
 
Now researchers say the effect may be in the flavors of such foods -- which are chemically similar to valproic acid, which is prescribed as a mood-stabilizing drug.
 
Tea, raspberries and blueberries may also have this effect.

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