Many people have long believed that
eating certain foods can influence a person’s mood— at least temporarily. Food
that enters the body goes to make the constituent parts of the brain, is turned
into the neurochemical messengers that make the brain operate and provides the
energy for the brain to function. These neurochemical messengers are called as
neurotransmitters. Apart from food, neurotransmitters are affected by many
other factors, such as hormones, heredity, drugs, and alcohol. Three
neurotransmitters-dopamine, norepinephrine, and serotonin-have been studied in
relation to food, and this research has shown that neurotransmitters are
produced in the brain from components of certain foods.
People are more alert when their
brains are producing the neurotransmitters dopamine and norepinephrine, while
serotonin production in the brain has been associated with a more calming
effect (and even drowsiness in some people). A stable brain serotonin level is
associated with positive mood. Women have a greater sensitivity to changes in
the brain serotonin levels. Mood swings during the menstrual cycle and
menopause are majorly due to hormonal changes that influence the production of
serotonin.
The foods that increase the production
of serotonin in the brain are the ones high in carbohydrates. This explains the
drowsiness that sets in the afternoon after eating a large meal of pasta, rice,
sweets, breads etc. Carbohydrates affect brain serotonin because they increase
the levels of tryptophan in the brain. Tryptophan is an amino-acid and is the
precursor of serotonin.
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