The effects of carbohydrate consumption on stress levels in humans

Journal of Nutritional Science and Vitaminology

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 283-285

  Shimbo, Mari ^a   Kuroiwa, Chozo ^b   Yokogoshi, Hidehiko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHIZUOKA   (Japan)

^b Iida Women's Junior College   (Japan)

Author keywords

Calculation ability; Carbohydrate; Electroencephalographic (EEG); Stress

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE;

ADULT; ALPHA RHYTHM; ARTICLE; BETA RHYTHM; CALCULATION; CARBOHYDRATE INTAKE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOOD COMPOSITION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MENTAL CAPACITY; NORMAL HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; STRESS; TASK PERFORMANCE; UCHIDA KRAEPELIN TEST;

UCHIDA;

EID: 4644248735     PISSN: 03014800     EISSN: 18817742     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3177/jnsv.50.283     Document Type: Article

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