Good Mood Foods: Some Flavors in Some Foods Resemble a Prescription Mood Stabilizer
Sunday, August 19, 2012 - 09:30
in Health & Medicine
New evidence reveals the possibility of mood-enhancing effects associated with some flavors, stemming at least in part from natural ingredients bearing a striking chemical similarity to valproic acid, a widely used prescription mood-stabilizing drug, scientists reported here today at the 244th National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society. This effect joins those previously reported for chocolate, teas and some other known comfort foods.