Research & Practice
The effects of high- and low-glycemic load diets on subjective mood and energy levels in normal weight and overweight/obese adults
Emerging evidence suggests a positive association of diet and obesity with depression. Researchers have examined several diet-mood hypotheses, including investigating the extent to which carbohydrates may impact mood. There is limited research, however, on how glycemic load, a characteristic of carbohydrates, impacts mood in healthy adults. The purpose of the present study was to measure the subjective mood and energy levels of healthy participants in a randomized crossover, controlled dietary intervention testing effects of HGL and LGL experimental diets. A secondary objective was to investigate whether the associations of the HGL and LGL diets with mood varied by participant body weight (healthy vs. overweight/obese).
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Project Type(s): Master's Thesis
Author(s): Kara Breymeyer
Program(s): Master of Public Health, RDN Training
Year: 2012
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