01:830:364 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Cottage Cheese, Atkins Diet, Nutrasweet
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Serotonin (5-hydroxy-tryptamine or 5-ht) is an indoleamine neurotransmitter. Chemical structure of 5ht is indole ring with a side chain containing a single amine group. Serotonin is synthesized by the 5ht neuron from. Ssris bind to the 5-ht transporter on the pre-synaptic membrane, blocking the reuptake of 5-ht from the synaptic cleft. Ssris increase concentrations of 5-ht in the synaptic cleft. Ssri compounds (generic or chemical name / brand name). Epidemic of diagnosis of dysthymia, particularly in young people. Coincides with the explosive growth of the fast food diet. Coincides with consumption of dietary aspartame (nutrasweet). Coincides with popularity of low carb diets (atkins, south beach, etc). *tryptophan: bananas, turkey, cottage cheese, pumpkin, greens, soy protein, peanuts, meats. Tyrosine: meat, fish, dairy, oats, most protein-containing foods. During periods of stress, less than 1% of dietary tryptophan enters the brain where. Relative to other amino acids, tryptophan is present in small amounts in most protein- rich foods.
