Food and Mood: The Nutrition Connection - Research on Aging

Learn the right balance of foods to maximize your physical and mental health and get practical tips for controlling your weight, maintaining good mood, and reducing the risk of common chronic diseases. [10/2014] [Show ID: 28362]

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0:00 Introduction
1:42 Mood Disorders Common
3:43 Symptoms of Impaired Blood Sugar Control
4:48 Minimize/Avoid Added Sugar
7:04 Sweetened Beverages Increase Risk of Depression
7:43 THE UNSPOKEN COMPLAINT
11:23 Glycemic Load
14:55 Artificial Sweeteners Favor Weight Gain & Increase Diabetes Risk
20:29 Serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine)
21:51 Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs)
22:49 Tryptophan Essential for Production of Serotonin
23:56 Getting Enough Protein? • Recommended protein intake per pound body weight
24:50 Protein in Foods
25:52 Carb Craving
26:48 SAMe (S-adenosylmethionine)
30:28 Choline & Betaine in Foods
30:47 Choose "Naked Eggs" (hard-boiled, poached)
31:58 Choline, Folate, B-12, Methionine Metabolism Interrelated (Methylation)
33:29 Foods Rich in B-Vitamins
33:58 Conditions Affecting B-Vitamin Levels
38:06 Magnesium Reduces Risk of Depression & Anxiety
39:01 Chocolate Food for Thought
41:31 Omega-3 Fatty Acids
42:15 Omega 3s & Depression in US Women
42:46 Omega 3s & Anxiety
43:40 High Ratio of Omega-6 Compared to Omega-3 Associated with Disease
48:13 Omega-3 in Seafood
50:54 Plant Sources of Omega-3 Alpha Linolenic Acid (ALA)
54:21 Gut Biome & Behavior
58:12 Stein Institute for Research on Aging Public Lecture Series
58:20 PRODUCER Rachel Bradley

[joyriggs]

I'm a RN who worked in behavioral health for the past several years.  I primarily worked with patients who were homeless and I was always concerned about their diets.  It was so difficult to administer medications for depression and anxiety when my gut told me what they needed more were proper nutrients, especially the B vitamins.  This is such a problem for the homeless today when they can't afford to eat right.  They end up hanging out at fast food restaurants where they are more likely to get help to buy food.  Thank you for this excellent video!

[alicecoppers]

Thank you! this is so true...I have begun taking superfoods Chlorella and Spirulina and within minutes I feel very energetic and very positive..Being over 60 is difficult. Dont make it worse by "Living for food"..Lets begin a new idea of "eating to live better".

[RayWhitney]

I like this presentation in that it made connections. She links things you know together in such a way that it is easier to understand how the system works. It is one thing to know that you need B vitamins, lean meat, and Omega 3. It is another thing to understand how they work together within us.

[danasloan]

A larger than moderate use of sugar tears away our stored B vitamins and can steer us into a crash! Depression is to me like a constant mood crash... quarrelsomeness, fear, more 08:38 likely!

[marysmythe]

Published 4 years ago, excellent presentation, hope more people see this!

[sitaiyer]

Yes dear portion size is very very important even in nutritious diets.

[CaptainManic]

excellent presentation. Thank you very much.

[pridejoy]

We should always natural, those foods gives us all we need

[damiettes]

I know it’s almost 8 years later, but why did the speaker mix up metric measurements with American oz’s. It’s unnecessarily confusing. Why not post a comment right in the description doing the metric and separately the American measurements? Can anyone from UCSD please do that since Ms Newman is no longer with us?

[lifegpt]

Interesting im looking at ways to boost my dopamine due to adhd and being pre diabetic fatty liver etc. I considering exercising, working out as a solution. I over eat and im hopping this will help my food craving also.

[yannahl]

Great to hear all of this from a Dietitian :)

[alicecoppers]

The high consumption of grains makes you hypoglycemic, then alcohol compounds this multiple times. Because alcohol is made from decomposed grains..

[fernandamelendez]

Poor audio, any ideas how to improve it?

[dionysusnow]

Good presentation and overall good advice except of your advice on choline, excessive choline in the diet is associated with increased risk of cancer via it's conversion into TMAO, I would not recommend eating eggs .

[DiogenesNephew]

Why on earth should we be hesitant to eat eggs with bacon and butter??? Two foods that even according to this lecture should be (and are) perfectly safe in conjunction with low carb eating.

[ruthmoore]

Could you leave the questions next time, they supply informative answers too. Thanks

[highlymedicated]

Are you saying we should be eating insects for our Alpha Linoleic acid?

[yvonnekiwior]

Lovely lady ! who needs to do more research on sweeteners and there is lots of information on all sweeteners! Sad you don't know considering your talk

[albertfinney]

Egads! Microwave? Really? Do that and change what may have been food into something the body cannot recognize as such.

[fredpauser]

Good presentation... But no need to be concerned about tryptophan. It was about 30 years ago when the very first product resulting from genetic modification was put on the market and that was the GM version of tryptophan. The scientists missed the fact that the GM process caused a tiny amount of very toxic substance to be also be produced which was included in the final product. Some people died and thousands were sickened. So GM tryptophan was taken off the market.

There was nothing wrong with the tryptophan supplement before the GM version, and nothing wrong with it now. Just avoid