Effect of nutrient intake on premenstrual depression

Wurtman, Judith J.; Brzezinski, Amnon; Wurtman, Richard J.; Laferrère, Blandine

doi:10.1016/0002-9378(89)90671-6

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“…32 Furthermore, women with PMS experienced more severe cravings than women who reported no PMS symptoms. 66,73 The etiology of PMS is unknown, but it is interesting to note that food can affect mood, and it is well documented that mood changes are seen premenstrually. 31,66,73 In a study of 919 women, selected on the basis of their clear patterns of depression during three menstrual cycles, it was observed that depression was positively related to food craving.…”

Section: Macronutrient Intake Food Cravings and The Premenstrual Synmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…66,73 The etiology of PMS is unknown, but it is interesting to note that food can affect mood, and it is well documented that mood changes are seen premenstrually. 31,66,73 In a study of 919 women, selected on the basis of their clear patterns of depression during three menstrual cycles, it was observed that depression was positively related to food craving. 31 It is possible that PMS and food craving share a common biochemical basis, in which giving into cravings actually works to improve women's mood.…”

Section: Macronutrient Intake Food Cravings and The Premenstrual Synmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Impact of the menstrual cycle on determinants of energy balance: a putative role in weight loss attempts

2007

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Women's weight and body composition is significantly influenced by the female sex-steroid hormones. Levels of these hormones fluctuate in a defined manner throughout the menstrual cycle and interact to modulate energy homeostasis. This paper reviews the scientific literature on the relationship between hormonal changes across the menstrual cycle and components of energy balance, with the aim of clarifying whether this influences weight loss in women. In the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle it appears that women's energy intake and energy expenditure are increased and they experience more frequent cravings for foods, particularly those high in carbohydrate and fat, than during the follicular phase. This suggests that the potential of the underlying physiology related to each phase of the menstrual cycle may be worth considering as an element in strategies to optimize weight loss. Studies are needed to assess the weight loss outcome of tailoring dietary recommendations and the degree of energy restriction to each menstrual phase throughout a weight management program, taking these preliminary findings into account.

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Section: Macronutrient Intake Food Cravings and The Premenstrual Synmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Macronutrient Intake Food Cravings and The Premenstrual Synmentioning

confidence: 99%

Impact of the menstrual cycle on determinants of energy balance: a putative role in weight loss attempts

2007

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“…To avoid reported interference due to premenstrual depression, food intake measurements were not assigned to this time of the month. 26 …”

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Effects of oral 5-hydroxy-tryptophan on energy intake and macronutrient selection in non-insulin dependent diabetic patients

Cangiano¹,

Laviano²,

Ben

et al. 1998

Int J Obes

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OBJECTIVE: In obese patients, brain serotonergic stimulation via orally administered 5-hydroxy-tryptophan (5-HTP), the precursor of serotonin, causes decreased carbohydrate intake and weight loss. Since diabetes mellitus is associated with depressed brain serotonin, hyperphagia and carbohydrate craving, we hypothesized that in diabetic patients, orally administered 5-HTP stimulates brain serotonergic activity and thus normalizes eating behaviour. To test this hypothesis, we investigated whether in diabetic patients: 1) predicted brain serotonin concentrations are depressed as a result of decreased availability of the precursor, tryptophan; and 2) oral 5-HTP is effective in reducing energy and carbohydrate intake. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: 25 overweight non-insulin dependent diabetic outpatients were enrolled in a doubleblind, placebo-controlled study, and randomized to receive either 5-HTP (750 mgad) or placebo for two consecutive weeks, during which no dietary restriction was prescribed. Energy intake and eating behaviour, as expressed by macronutrient selection, were evaluated using a daily diet diary. Plasma amino acid concentrations and body weight, as well as serum glucose, insulin and glycosylated haemoglobin were assessed. RESULTS: 20 patients (nine from the 5-HTP group and 11 from the Placebo group) completed the study. Brain tryptophan availability in diabetic patients was signi®cantly reduced when compared to a group of healthy controls. Patients receiving 5-HTP signi®cantly decreased their daily energy intake, by reducing carbohydrate and fat intake, and reduced their body weight. CONCLUSIONS: These data con®rm the role of the serotonergic system in reducing energy intake, by predominantly inhibiting carbohydrate intake, and suggest that 5-HTP may be safely utilized to improve the compliance to dietary prescriptions in non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus.

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“…For example, women in nicotine withdrawal, a state also associated with carbohydrate craving, overeating and weight gain, worked harder under increasing response requirements, for carbohydrate snacks, relative to money . Similarly, carbohydrates induced positive mood in several prior studies of different carbohydrate craving populations Sayegh et al, 1995;Wurtman et al, 1989;Rosenthal et al, 1989), whereas in non-carbohydrate cravers, carbohydrates induced fatigue (Spring et al, 1982.…”

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Abuse potential of carbohydrates for overweight carbohydrate cravers

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Rationale-The long-rejected construct of food addiction is undergoing re-examination. Objectives-.To evaluate whether a novel carbohydrate food shows abuse potential for rigorously defined carbohydrate cravers, as evidenced by selective self-administration and mood enhancement during double-blind discrimination testing.Methods-Discrete trials choice testing was performed with 61 overweight (BMI m=27.64, SD=2.59) women (ages 18-45; 19.70% African American) whose diet records showed >4 weekly afternoon/evening emotional eating episodes confined to snacks with carbohydrate:protein ≥ 6:1. After being induced into a sad mood, participants were exposed, double-blind and in counterbalanced order, to taste-matched carbohydrate and protein beverages. They were asked to choose and selfadminister the drink that made them feel better.Results-Women overwhelmingly chose the carbohydrate beverage, even though blinded. Mixedeffects regression modeling, controlling for beverage order, revealed greater liking and greater reduction in dysphoria following the carbohydrate beverage compared to the protein beverage, but no differential effect on vigor.Conclusion-For women who crave them, carbohydrates appear to display abuse potential, plausibly contributing to overconsumption and overweight.

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Effect of nutrient intake on premenstrual depression

Cited by 200 publications

References 10 publications

Impact of the menstrual cycle on determinants of energy balance: a putative role in weight loss attempts

Impact of the menstrual cycle on determinants of energy balance: a putative role in weight loss attempts

Effects of oral 5-hydroxy-tryptophan on energy intake and macronutrient selection in non-insulin dependent diabetic patients

Abuse potential of carbohydrates for overweight carbohydrate cravers

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