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Mood awareness and adiposity in relation to carbohydrate quality consumed by healthy free‐living adults
Author(s) -
Kavanaugh Ian Trevor,
Walter Bill,
Gehrke Malinda M.,
Eldridge Galen D.,
Taylor Elizabeth,
Evezich Maribeth,
Oberg Erica B.,
Eichelsdoerfer Petra E.,
McCrory Megan A.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
the faseb journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.709
H-Index - 277
eISSN - 1530-6860
pISSN - 0892-6638
DOI - 10.1096/fasebj.21.6.lb54-d
Subject(s) - mood , glycemic index , glycemic , profile of mood states , medicine , waist , temperament , affect (linguistics) , glycemic load , psychology , endocrinology , body mass index , physiology , clinical psychology , insulin , personality , social psychology , communication
Previous research suggests an association between low blood glucose concentration and poor mood status. Potentially, dietary intake may influence mood via eating pattern effects on blood glucose. Few studies have examined carbohydrate quality (CQ) in relation to mood or mood awareness (related to emotional intelligence) in free‐living persons. We hypothesized that better CQ would be associated with greater mood awareness (attention, clarity, and repair) as measured by the Trait Meta Mood Scale (TMMS; Salovey et al 1995). Nonsmoking adults (n=44; aged 33.2±8.9 y (SD)) completed 3 multiple‐pass 24‐h recalls, percent body fat (%BF) measurements, and the TMMS. We estimated glycemic index (GI) using the International GI Tables (glycemicindex.com) and Flood et al’s 2006 method, and calculated dietary glycemic load (GL). We also coded foods for grain type (whole grain intact (WGI), whole grain pulverized (WGP), refined grain (RG)). Women reported a lower GL (84±27 vs 131±39; p<0.0001) and RG intake (24±11 %kcal vs 31±9 %kcal; p=0.04) than men. In women, %BF was associated negatively with WGP (r=−0.39; p=0.036) and positively with RG (r=0.34; p=0.07). Mood clarity scores were positively associated in women with GL (r=0.37, p=0.052) and in men with RG (r=0.61, p=0.016), but not with %BF. In these subjects, a better understanding of one’s mood was associated with poorer CQ. [Funding: NCCAM 5T3200815; DK062400 ]