Beebop
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So I went to find out more information on how potatoes lower serotonin.
If you search for 'Potato' and 'Serotonin' all the articles are about potatoes raising serotonin.
I assume this i just more internet backwards nonsense. But it does make me wonder what exactly is going on here.
Why do people say potatoes help raise serotonin - what is behind that?
And how does the humble potato lower serotonin?
(While searching, I found this paper on the protein composition of potato:
http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j& ... 0085,d.ZWU
On page 4 you'll see a table with a complete amino acid profile (20 listed). Of them, leucine, aspartic acid and glutamic acid are the highest (depending on if it's cooked or raw), and tryptophan is one of the very lowest.)
Thanks
If you search for 'Potato' and 'Serotonin' all the articles are about potatoes raising serotonin.
I assume this i just more internet backwards nonsense. But it does make me wonder what exactly is going on here.
Why do people say potatoes help raise serotonin - what is behind that?
And how does the humble potato lower serotonin?
(While searching, I found this paper on the protein composition of potato:
http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j& ... 0085,d.ZWU
On page 4 you'll see a table with a complete amino acid profile (20 listed). Of them, leucine, aspartic acid and glutamic acid are the highest (depending on if it's cooked or raw), and tryptophan is one of the very lowest.)
Thanks