thanks for your reply on Freud- you were son informative- not!!!!!!
idiot.> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [tips] serotonin and popcorn?>
To: [email protected]> Date: Sun, 30 Sep 2007 19:27:02 -0700> > WHOA!
Where do I get this special carbo-enhanced beverage???> > I want some!> > If it
is really such a miracle drug why isn't it more widely available. I'm, sorry,
my skeptical bells and whistles are going off. I want the magic bullet! OOPS,
but there are none :( So, what to think about all this???????> > Annette> > >
Annette Kujawski Taylor, Ph.D.> Professor of Psychology> University of San
Diego> 5998 Alcala Park> San Diego, CA 92110> 619-260-4006> [EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > ---- Original message ----> >Date: Sun, 30 Sep 2007 21:12:20 EDT> >From:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Subject: Re: [tips] serotonin and popcorn? > >To:
"Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" <[email protected]>> >>
> In a message dated 9/30/2007 12:14:36 P.M. Eastern> > Daylight Time, [EMAIL
PROTECTED] writes:> >> > More questions then:> >> > Would the effects of carbs
be anything like the> > supposed effects of tryptophan? And does eating a> >
normal sized portion of turkey or drinking a glass> > of warm milk really do
anything measurable within> > a human being?> >> > Annette> >> >> > Hi Annette
-> > > > I am guessing that Judith Wurtman and her husband,> > Robert, would
say yes. A few early studies are> > abstracted below. She has published several
popular> > books on the subject (such as, Serotonin Solution).> > It seems that
her work has become ever more> > popularized: > >
http://www.dietdetective.com/content/blogcategory/61/177/> > > > Hope this
helps. =)> > > > Adv Exp Med Biol. 1996;398:35-41. Links> >> >Brain Serotonin,
Carbohydrate-craving, obesity and> >depression.> >> > Wurtman RJ, Wurtman JJ.>
>> > Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences,> > Clinical Research Center
Massachussetts> > Institute of Technology, Cambridge 02139, USA.> >> > PMID:
9045545 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]> >> > Obstet Gynecol. 1995 Oct;86(4 Pt
1):520-8. Links> >> >The effect of a carbohydrate-rich beverage on mood,>
>appetite, and cognitive function in women with> >premenstrual syndrome.> >> >
Sayegh R, Schiff I, Wurtman J, Spiers P,> > McDermott J, Wurtman R.> >> >
Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and> > Infertility, Vincent Memorial
Obstetrics and> > Gynecology Service, Massachusetts General> > Hospital,
Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA.> >> > OBJECTIVE: To test the efficacy of
a> > specially-formulated, carbohydrate-rich> > beverage (one known to increase
the serum ratio> > of tryptophan to other large neutral amino> > acids) on the
mood, cognitive, and appetitive> > disturbances of premenstrual syndrome
(PMS).> > METHODS: Twenty-four women with confirmed PMS> > were enrolled in a
double-blind, crossover> > study to test the efficacy of the> >
specially-formulated beverage compared with two> > other isocaloric products on
PMS symptoms. The> > study was conducted over three menstrual cycles> >
preceded by a 1-month placebo run-in. Patients> > were tested at home or work
using an> > interactive computer-telephone system.> > Standardized measurements
of mood, cognitive> > performance, and food cravings were made before> > and
30, 90, and 180 minutes after consumption> > of active and placebo beverages
during the late> > luteal phase of the menstrual cycle. RESULTS:> > The
experimental carbohydrate intervention> > significantly decreased
self-reported> > depression, anger, confusion, and carbohydrate> > craving
90-180 minutes after intake. Memory> > word recognition was also improved> >
significantly compared with scores obtained> > during the placebo run-in month
(P < .05). The> > isocaloric placebo interventions had no> > significant effect
on any of these measures.> > CONCLUSION: The results suggest that the> >
psychological and appetitive symptoms of PMS> > can be relieved after consuming
a> > specially-formulated, carbohydrate-rich> > beverage known to increase
serum tryptophan> > levels.> >> > Drugs. 1990;39 Suppl 3:49-52. Links> >>
>Carbohydrate craving. Relationship between carbohydrate> >intake and disorders
of mood.> >> > Wurtman JJ.> >> > Massachusetts Institute of Technology,> >
Cambridge.> >> > Common to repetitive episodes of weight gain or> > failures to
succeed on weight loss regimens is> > the excessive consumption of
carbohydrate-rich> > foods in association with dysphoria. The brain> >
neurotransmitter, serotonin, seems to be> > involved in the abnormal regulation
of mood and> > food intake that underlies diet failures or> > weight gain in
individuals who suffer from> > carbohydrate craving obesity (CCO),> >
premenstrual syndrome (PMS) and seasonal> > affective disorder (SAD). All 3
syndromes are> > characterized by episodic bouts of increased> > carbohydrate
consumption and depressed mood.> > Studies with dietary treatment or drugs
that> > enhance serotoninergic neurotransmission have> > found that increased
serotonin> > neurotransmission is associated with normalised> > food intake and
mood. These results suggest> > that periodic intervention with dietary or drug>
> treatment that increases serotonin availability> > may help sustain weight or
assist in weight> > loss.> >> > > >> >
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166 Brown Hall> > 7400 Bay Road> > University Center, MI 48710> >> >
http://www.svsu.edu/~smnagel/research/> >> > Office: (989) 964-4635> > Fax:
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