The Effect of a Carbohydrate-Rich Beverage on Mood, Appetite, and Cognitive Function in Women With Premenstrual Syndrome

Sayegh, Raja; Schiff, Isaac; Wurtman, Judith J.; Spiers, Paul A.; McDermott, Josh H.; Wurtman, Richard J.

doi:10.1016/0029-7844(95)00246-n

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“…For instance, carbohydrate intake is most frequently found to improve mood in sub-clinical subjects suffering from carbohydrate-craving obesity, late luteal phase syndrome or seasonal affective disorders (e.g. Wurtman and Wurtman 1984;Lieberman et al 1986;Rosenthal et al 1989;Wurtman et al 1989;Steinberg et al 1994;Sayegh et al 1995). In non-clinical subjects, however, beneficial mood effects of carbohydrates are less consistent, revealing either no effects on mood (Smith et al 1988;Deijen et al 1989;Reid et al 1995;Wells et al 1998) or slight and contradictory alterations in feelings of calmness, tension, and fatigue (e.g.…”

Section: Dietary Depletion Of Brain Serotonin: Acute Tryptophan Deplementioning

confidence: 96%

Dietary Amino Acids and Brain Serotonin Function; Implications for Stress-Related Affective Changes

2008

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Stress-related mood deterioration and affective disorders, such as depression, are among the leading causes of disease burden throughout the world, and are associated with severe medical consequences and mortality. Research has shown the involvement of dysfunctional brain serotonin (5-HT) biochemistry as a vulnerable biological factor in the onset of mood disturbances. Since the production of brain serotonin is limited by the availability of its plasma dietary amino acid precursor tryptophan, different foods and dietary amino acids that influence tryptophan availability are thought to alter affective behavior by changing brain 5-HT synthesis. Most dietary manipulation studies, however, reveal only modest affective changes, and note that these particularly occur in stress-prone or affected (sub-clinical) subjects. The current paper briefly summarizes evidence for the involvement of diminished brain serotonin function in affective disorders, discusses how this can be assessed and influenced by dietary manipulation procedures, and also notes how beneficial effects of dietary brain serotonin manipulation on affective behavior may be mediated by stress-induced brain serotonin vulnerability.

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Section: Dietary Depletion Of Brain Serotonin: Acute Tryptophan Deplementioning

confidence: 96%

Dietary Amino Acids and Brain Serotonin Function; Implications for Stress-Related Affective Changes

2008

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“…Since the mood symptoms are most severe and common signs of PMS, in the first step, we can use the suggestive treatments like carbohydrate foods. Like the inhibitor drugs, these foods enhance the reuptake of serotonin and cause increase of serotonin in the brain (Sayegh et al, 1995).…”

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Investigation of Premenstrual Syndrome among the Students of Medical Sciences

Safarzadeh¹,

Ghoreishinia²,

Rakhshkhorshid³

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Introduction: Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) is the advent of physical and psychological symptoms related to the menstrual cycle, the symptoms of this syndrome start in luteal phase and ends at the end of menstrual period. During the last decades, the patterns of PMS (PMS) have studied in a wide range. But those researches had had different methodologies and definitions and the results were not well comparable. Hence, the researchers decided to conduct a study with the aim of investigation of the prevalent of PMS among the students of the Zahedan University of Medical Sciences. Materials and Methods:This descriptive-analytical study was done on 200 students of Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Iran. A two-part questionnaire was used in order to collect data. The first part related to the demographic features and the second part was related to the PSTT standard questionnaire. After collecting data, the data was analyzed by using SPSS 19 software through the statistical descriptive tests, Chi square test, Fisher's exact test and t-test. Findings:The mean age of subjects was 21.9 ± 2.61. A total of 89 subjects were diagnosed with PMS. The most percentage of moderate to severe PMS was for students of medicine and the least percentage was for students of nursing. The highest percentage of mild PMS was in nursing students while the lowest percentage was for students of medicine. Conclusion:Regarded to the fact that PMS is from the common problems of premenopausal ages in women and a high percentage of them are with psychological and physical symptoms, and since this condition can cause adverse effects on the quality of women's life; hence, it is necessary to consider the supportive and therapeutic strategies in order to reduce the severity of its symptoms and adverse effects.

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“…There is also one study demonstrating that women with severe PMS significantly increased their carbohydrate intake relative to women without PMS [49]. Furthermore, improved mood and a reduction in PMS symptoms have been reported with high carbohydrate intake in women with PMS [50]. Theoretically, increasing dietary carbohydrates may increase tryptophan availability and potentially elevate brain serotonin levels.…”

Section: Implications Of Ssris For Women With Diabetesmentioning

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“…A few studies have reported that nondiabetic women increase the amount of carbohydrates selected during the luteal phase of their menstrual cycle [48][49][50]. There is also one study demonstrating that women with severe PMS significantly increased their carbohydrate intake relative to women without PMS [49].…”

Section: Implications Of Ssris For Women With Diabetesmentioning

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Insulin sensitivity and premenstrual syndrome

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2004

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Maintaining normal blood glucose levels is a constant challenge for women with diabetes. Anecdotal reports reveal that many women question if menstrual cycle phases may affect their blood glucose levels. However, results from studies investigating the effect of the menstrual cycle on insulin sensitivity in diabetic women have been conflicting. One variable that may account for the conflicting results is the presence or absence of premenstrual syndrome (PMS), which may exacerbate menstrual cycle-related effects on insulin sensitivity. Treatment of PMS with serotonin reuptake inhibitors may alleviate the symptoms of PMS, as well as improve insulin sensitivity and help regulate blood glucose levels.

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The Effect of a Carbohydrate-Rich Beverage on Mood, Appetite, and Cognitive Function in Women With Premenstrual Syndrome

Abstract: 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.

Cited by 141 publications

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Dietary Amino Acids and Brain Serotonin Function; Implications for Stress-Related Affective Changes

Dietary Amino Acids and Brain Serotonin Function; Implications for Stress-Related Affective Changes

Investigation of Premenstrual Syndrome among the Students of Medical Sciences

Insulin sensitivity and premenstrual syndrome

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