Breakfasts that release glucose at different speeds interact with previous alcohol intake to influence cognition and mood before and after lunch

• Published in: Behavioral neuroscience Vol. 118; no. 5; p. 936
• Main Authors: Benton, David, Nabb, Samantha
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.10.2004
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Affect - drug effects; Affect - physiology; Alcohol Drinking - blood; Analysis of Variance; Blood Glucose - drug effects; Blood Glucose - metabolism; Cognition - drug effects; Cognition - physiology; Dietary Sucrose - blood; Dietary Sucrose - pharmacology; Female; Food - statistics & numerical data; Humans; Time Factors
• ISSN: 0735-7044
• DOI: 10.1037/0735-7044.118.5.936

Alcohol consumption and the glycemic load (GL) of a meal interact to influence both mood and memory. The authors compared the effects of eating a high GL lunch on mood and memory after consumption of a breakfast high in either rapidly (RAG) or slowly (SAG) available glucose. When less than 4.5 g of alcohol had been drunk the previous evening, the eating of a high RAG meal was associated with better memory later in the morning. In contrast, after more than 4.5 g of alcohol had been drunk the previous evening, the SAG meal resulted in better memory. After lunch, if more than 4.5 g alcohol had been drunk the previous evening, the RAG breakfast, but neither the SAG meal nor fasting, resulted in a more confused feeling.