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Can serotonin in food lower testosterone? » TESTONATION
Serotonin (in excess) can lower testosterone. Should we thus avoid food high in serotonin if our goal is to maximize testosterone? Quick background on serotonin Serotonin is produced from tryptophan via the enzymes tryptophan hydroxylase (TPH) 1 & 2. About 90-95% of all serotonin is produced in...
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Peat has previously mentioned that it's best to avoid foods high in serotonin, such as bananas, pineapples and tomatoes. I wanted to see if this was really an issue, so did an article on this. In short, it's very unlikely that serotonin in food is a problem at all since all the serotonin is broken down to 5-HIAA before it's even absorbed. Thus it doesn't even increase blood serotonin 1 bit.
If someone does get some form of side effect of these foods, I'd rather say it's something else that's the issue and not serotonin.