Carbohydrate to protein ratio in food and cognitive performance in the morning

• Published in: Physiology & behavior Vol. 75; no. 3; pp. 411 - 423
• Main Authors: Fischer, Karina, Colombani, Paolo C, Langhans, Wolfgang, Wenk, Caspar
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge Elsevier Inc 01.03.2002; New York, NY Elsevier
• Subjects: Adult; Amino Acids - blood; Attention - drug effects; Biological and medical sciences; Blood Glucose - metabolism; Blood Urea Nitrogen; Cognition - drug effects; Cognition. Intelligence; Cognitive performance; Cross-Over Studies; Dietary Carbohydrates - pharmacology; Dietary Proteins - pharmacology; Energy Metabolism - drug effects; Feeding. Feeding behavior; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Glucagon to insulin ratio; Glucose; Humans; Insulin - blood; Large neural amino acids; Male; Memory, Short-Term - drug effects; Mental Processes - drug effects; Postprandial metabolism; Postprandial Period - physiology; Protein to carbohydrate ratio; Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry; Psychology. Psychophysiology; Psychomotor Performance - drug effects; Reaction Time - drug effects; Reasoning. Problem solving; Respiratory Mechanics - physiology; Tryptophan; Tyrosine; Vertebrates: anatomy and physiology, studies on body, several organs or systems; Tyrosine; Glucagon to insulin ratio; Cognitive performance; Large neural amino acids; Tryptophan; Postprandial metabolism; Glucose; Protein to carbohydrate ratio; Short term; Human; Feeding behavior; Postprandial; Memory; Cognition; Experimental study; Metabolism; Protein; Acquisition process; Food intake; Aminoacid; Information processing; Problem solving; Carbohydrate

The effect of different carbohydrate to protein ratios in food on cognitive functions and the relation between postprandial metabolic and cognitive changes were studied in 15 healthy male students. Subjects were tested in three sessions, separated by 1 week, for short-term changes in mood states, ob...