Chronic treatment with a tryptophan-rich protein hydrolysate improves emotional processing, mental energy levels and reaction time in middle-aged women

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 113, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 350-365

  Mohajeri, M H ^a   Wittwer, J ^a   Vargas, K ^b   Hogan, E ^b   Holmes, A ^b   Rogers, P J ^c   Goralczyk, R ^a   Gibson, E L ^b  

^a DSM NUTRITIONAL PRODUCTS LTD   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROEHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cognition; Depression; Emotion; LumiVida ; Serotonin; Tryptophan; Well being

Indexed keywords

EGG PROTEIN; PLACEBO; PROTEIN HYDROLYSATE; TRYPTOPHAN RICH PROTEIN HYDROLYSATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; LUMIVIDA; NOOTROPIC AGENT; PROTEIN INTAKE; SEROTONIN RECEPTOR AFFECTING AGENT; TRYPTOPHAN;

ADULT; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; EMOTION; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL FUNCTION; MIDDLE AGED; MOOD; PARALLEL DESIGN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESPONSE TIME; SLEEP QUALITY; TASK PERFORMANCE; ADVERSE EFFECTS; AGED; BEVERAGE; BLOOD; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; DIETARY SUPPLEMENT; ENERGY METABOLISM; MENTAL FATIGUE; MENTAL STRESS; METABOLISM; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROTEIN INTAKE; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; REACTION TIME; SLEEP WAKE DISORDERS; THERAPEUTIC USE;

AGED; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; BEVERAGES; COHORT STUDIES; DEPRESSION; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EGG PROTEINS, DIETARY; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENTAL FATIGUE; MIDDLE AGED; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; NOOTROPIC AGENTS; PROTEIN HYDROLYSATES; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; REACTION TIME; SEROTONIN AGENTS; SLEEP WAKE DISORDERS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TRYPTOPHAN;

EID: 84927581733     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007114514003754     Document Type: Article

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