Aww, someone needs a big bowl of popcorn!
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yes- the message was to you Annette for your sarcastic comment.
so much for requested help.
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: RE: [tips] serotonin and popcorn?
> To: [email protected]
> Date: Mon, 1 Oct 2007 08:47:58 -0700
>
> Who are you? And where did Freud come from?
>
> Bill, are you moderating this at all?
>
> 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: Mon, 1 Oct 2007 07:28:28 +0000
> >From: Nicholas Savva <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Subject: RE: [tips] serotonin and popcorn?
> >To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)"
> ><[email protected]>
> >
> > 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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> > > > Associate Professor, Psychology
> > > > Saginaw Valley State University
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