CARB MOOD
March 1st, 2004
BY PHILIP FINE
FEELING grouchy? Your low-carb diet could be to blame, according to two Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) researchers who have looked at carbohydrates and brain chemistry. Husband-and-wife researchers Judith and Richard Wurtman have discovered that after a person consumes sweet or starchy carbohydrates, with little protein, the brain makes serotonin, a chemical that elevates mood. They also found the inverse to be true: when one stops eating carbohydrates, the brain stops regulating serotonin. The Wurtmans also found the brain actually ...
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