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Originally Posted by MellySingsDoom

Dear Pookie

Does blue cheese really contain natural amphetamines?

Yours teethgrindingly

MellySingsDoom

Indeed! And not just blue cheese. Cheese has phenylethylamine (PEA), a naturally occurring chemical related to amphetamines which releases ‘happy hormones’ into the body and results in a sense of well-being and contentment.


For a while chocolate has been associated with this phenomenon, but according to research, cheese, and in particular Cheddar, has 10 times more PEA than chocolate!