NOt really OT???

Does this also justify chocolate??? Came across this gem while googling=20 low-carb!!

Low-carb diets can make people =97 especially women =97 short-tempered.

"A new study at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology found that the =

brain produces serotonin =97 which regulates moods and emotions =97 only =

after a person consumes sweet or starchy carbohydrates, in combination=20 with very little or no protein. A shortage of serotonin can lead to=20 mood swings and depression. Eating a healthy pasta meal encourages the=20 brain to make serotonin; eating a steak actually stops it from being=20 produced."

Gillian

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Gill Murray
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Hmm - there`s no choice for me - I absolutely LOATHE pasta in any shape or form - apart from Macaroni pudding with sugar(or sweetener) and nutmeg!!!

Dessert today was black cherry and chocolate Mousse, followed by a small piece of dark mountain bar (dark choc. with a layer of nuts and honey at the bottom!) Both made by Marks and Spencer - let me know if you`d like a mountain bar, Gill - the black cherry/choc mousse wouldn`t travel at all well! They do Mountain bars in dark, milk, or white!

I made the mostake of posting chocolate to one of the warmer States later in the year and it arrived totally unrecognisable (Edible, though, which was most important!).

Pat P

Low-carb diets can make people ? especially women ? short-tempered.

"A new study at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology found that the brain produces serotonin ? which regulates moods and emotions ? only after a person consumes sweet or starchy carbohydrates, in combination with very little or no protein. A shortage of serotonin can lead to mood swings and depression. Eating a healthy pasta meal encourages the brain to make serotonin; eating a steak actually stops it from being produced."

Gillian

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Pat P

Hmmmmm. This presents an interesting dilemma. I'm on a high-protein diet because I feel sluggish without it. But I also need to build my serotonin levels so that I can sleep naturally.

I guess I should have one meal a day consisting of only a large steak for my protein levels and one meal a day consisting of only a large chocolate bar.

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Karen C - California

Low-carb diets can make people ? especially women ? short-tempered.

"A new study at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology found that the brain produces serotonin ? which regulates moods and emotions ? only after a person consumes sweet or starchy carbohydrates, in combination with very little or no protein. A shortage of serotonin can lead to mood swings and depression. Eating a healthy pasta meal encourages the brain to make serotonin; eating a steak actually stops it from being produced."

Gillian

Now this is my kind of good news. I love pasta and chocolate (not together) and now I have a perfect excuse for eating more carbs, more often.

Lucille

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Lucille

Pat,

Please please feel free to send some of that mousse my way.

Jenn in CA

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Jenn

I would, Jenn, but it would be one hell of a mess - not to mention out of date - by the time it got there!!! :-((

Pat P

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Pat P

Chocolate and pasta - two of my favorite ingredients!

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fran

What is interesting about this, is that from my personal reactions, this is exactly the opposite of what happens to me. If I keep my carbs low, I have an easier time in regulating my blood sugar (I'm not diabetic, but I can tell when my blood sugar plummets). By eating small meals more often, and eating fewer carbs, my tendency to crabbiness is far less. I also seem to have more energy (especially since I've lost 25 lbs) doing this. But of course YMMV.

However, dark chocolate rules!!!!

Marg

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Bob & Marg Whittleton

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And just to be sure you've got the carbs covered, the third meal should be a big plate of spaghetti with pesto sauce (do garlic & basil count as vegetables???) :-)

I have to admit that just being able to afford steak cheers me up enough to make up for any lack of seratonin. Fortunately, since carbs tend to be cheaper than protein (one can only eat so many beans & I'm not at all big on tofu), DH & I both LOVE almost any kind of pasta. We frequently have drill bits (normal people call them rotini) with red sauce for dinner. :-))))) Liz from Humbug

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Liz from Humbug

You guys are making life difficult for me! I had oral surgery ten hours ago and all this food sure sounds delicious but I probably can't have anything that requires too much chewing for a couple of days. I electrocuted myself (corner of mouth) when I was two. Over the years I've accidentally bitten the inside of the scar many times and a flap developed; as it got bigger, it got in the way more and more. I had it removed upon the recommendation of my dentist. I'm *really* hungry right now even though I did have a couple of chicken nuggets last night (those can be broken into really tiny morsels so you don't need to chew much) along with the peach Jello, 7-Up, and tea. Oh, I did have a nibble of a plain Hershey bar since that can just melt in the mouth without any chewing. Can't wait until breakfast because I'm ready for scrambled eggs! Can someone please eat a steak for me until I can chew that much again? A medium-rare, bacon-wrapped filet that can be cut with a butter knife sounds delightful.

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Brenda Lewis

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Hope you are soon totally recovered and good as new!

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lucretia borgia

I've been switching, as much as possible, to whole grain everything. And I'm loosing weight too. DH won't switch, would rather eat no bread than whole wheat. OK - I did sneak in the whole grain rye bread - he hasn't noticed.

Cheryl

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Cheryl Isaak

Gladly! feel better soon.

Funny about that flap - I had one too, scar tissue from stitches from a babyhood fall. But, I bit it off while I was preggers with DD and while I miserable for a few days, the scar tissue disappeared except for a small spot near my lip.

Cheryl, off to find steak for breakfast!

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Cheryl Isaak

Oh Pat - I can't imagine anyone not liking pasta - I love it in every form. But then again, I'm a little weird too - one piece of chocolate a year would be more than enough for me. To each their own I guess. :-)

Sharon

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Sharon

HERETIC!

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Karen C - California

It's funny that I don't like chocolate a lot more really. I can remember as a kid going to my friend's house across the street - they were people well off - and we - well, we made do - and on their coffee table was always a box of cherry chocolates. I'd just stare in wonder at those suckers - couldn't figure out how anyone could walk by them and not eat a handful. Her Mum always told us to help ourselves and we'd have one, maybe two ... but I thought she was the luckiest kid in the world to have access to that whole box of chocolates any time she wanted. :-))

Sharon

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Sharon

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