Can Carbs Boost Brainpower?
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Not so fast, says Judith Wurtman, PhD, director of a women’s health program at the MIT Clinical Research Center in Boston. Few studies have been done on the various parts of the diet and how they affect children’s mental alertness, she says: “We don’t have data on whether kids do better on sardines or chocolate. Most of the studies are on eating versus going into class or a test without eating.” Ruth Kava, PhD, RD, director of nutrition at the American Council on Science and Health in New York, is also skeptical that it’s the extra carbohydrates or calories that would increase performance and boost mental alertness. “I haven’t seen this report, but maybe the kids weren’t eating at all, and anything improved their performance,” she tells WebMD. “We do know nourishment improves brain function.” At least chemically speaking, carbs aren’t the key to mental alertness, Wurtman tells WebMD. She explains that two brain chemicals, epinephrine and dopamine, govern mental alertness. These chemica
