Posted by stjames on July 18, 2003, at 14:27:35
In reply to Re: 5 htp- all hype?, posted by SLS on July 18, 2003, at 7:08:55
I would say, "well, duh". Of course if you deplete
NT's to the significant degree this test does then you will have mood problems. However, the converse does not hold
true. AD's increase, at the clef, NT's almost at once but mood tracks 4-6 weeks after. This test is an extreme case in
terms of levels of depletion. Nor does precursor supplementation show robust AD response. Nor does this test show
show that NT depletion, alone, is the cause of depression. Just that it is one of many events.
If depletion was the sole cause precursors or AD's would be highly successful. They are not.
There is not lack of precursors in even the worst diet. Aminos are everywhere.
Mood if far too a complex system to rely on one event. Scott, I would assume you have read enough
to realize simplistic depletion theories are decades old !
poster:stjames
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