We all come from various backgrounds and have many differences in how we view the world and how we live our lives. Some earn more money than others, and some live in rural communities with diverse natural resources at our fingertips. Different cultures may be by several factors. 【小题1】

Every culture has their own spin (导向性陈述) on what foods people eat and how they prepare them. In larger communities, there are often plenty of options to explore. 【小题2】. Therefore, these smaller rural communities are often more limited in their experiences, diversity of choices and exposure to other cultures not represented within the local community.

My time in the military took me to the lands far from home where I lived with a diverse group of fellow soldiers. 【小题3】. This allowed me to learn more about their cultures and foods in a safe environment. These similar experiences also exist within many of our diverse local communities.

【小题4】. Due to their climate, governmental structure, growing seasons, or advances in technology over the years, different cultures have different reasons as to why they eat what they do. According to the article “Why We Eat What We Eat”, produced by the UCLA Center for Human Nutrition, “The quest for food has shaped the development of our society.”

So consider this: explore other cultures via food. 【小题5】. But as you learn more about the background, you may find your world view broadened more than you may have envisioned.

Scientists have found that eating dark chocolate appears to lower the risk of depression by fourfold. While 7.6 percent of the 13,000 people surveyed reported depressive symptoms, just 1.5 percent of the chocolate eaters did. The study also found that the people who consumed the most of any chocolate were also 57 percent less likely to report depressive symptoms.

The study is the first to examine the association with depression according to the type of chocolate consumed. The team assessed data from 13,626 adults from the US National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.

A range of other factors including height weight, marital status, education, household income, physical activity,   smoking and chronic(慢性的) health problems were also taken into account to ensure the study only measured chocolate’s effect on depressive symptoms.

Then it was found that individuals who reported eating any dark chocolate in two 24-hour periods had 70 percent lower odds of reporting clinically relevant depressive symptoms in the previous two weeks than those who reported not eating chocolate at all.

Chocolate contains a number of psychoactive ingredients(精神活性成分) which produce a feeling of euphoria(狂喜) similar to that of cannabinoid(大麻素) .It also contains phenylethylamine(苯乙胺), which is believed to be important for regulating people’s moods.

However, British scientists urged caution about the findings, suggesting that the decision to eat dark chocolate could be linked to other health factors. For example, people who choose dark chocolate maybe more health-conscious in general, which is known to protect against depression.

Depressed people are also more likely to crave more sugary fatty foods and so could be less likely to pick a dark alternative when choosing chocolate.