I'm not sure where you can get carb beverages, but you can get some that
taste like turkey, etc.
http://www.jonessoda.com/files_new/turkey06.html
At 07:27 PM 9/30/2007 -0700, you wrote:
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
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>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)"
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> 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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