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On Thu, 16 Mar 2000, gordon wrote:
> Tryptophan acts as a precurser in the brain to the neurotransmitter
> serotonin, which in most people curbs appetite. Serotonin is the
> neurotransmitter whose uptake is inhibited by Selective Serotonin Reuptake
> Inhibitors (SSRI's) like Prozac. The "fen" in the now defunct but hugely
> popular diet medication Phen-Fen was Fenfluoramine, another SSRI.
In Protein Power Lifeplan, the Eades claim that cholesterol also
has an SSRI effect. Hmm.. I am not inclined to overeat eggs, but
I can easily overeat other sources of dietary cholesterol. The
effect that you describe above may be why high-starch diets such
as the McDougall diet work so well for some people. I have a
colleague who has lost a large amount of weight on that diet, and
we often have friendly debates about nutrition. Unfortunately I,
being fat, am not as persuasive a spokesperson for paleo as he is
for McDougall.
Todd Moody
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