Healthy Eating for Depression: Carbohydrates serve a few purposes in brain nourishment.Some research suggests that carbohydrates actually help to stimulate theproduction of feel-good serotonin. Carbohydrates also help the body to absorbthe amino acid tryptophan more effectively. And, the brain runs on glucose, which is derived from carbohydrates.
The best kind of carbohydrate to eat is complexcarbohydrates (found in whole-grain foods, fruits, vegetables, and legumes).They release glucose more slowly than simple carbohydrates (found in simplesugars and white breads or pasta), giving the brain a stable and consistentflow of fuel.
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