Research view
| Title: | Lysine fortification reduces anxiety and lessens stress in family members in economically weak communities in Northwest Syria. |
| Author: | Smriga M, Ghosh S, Mouneimne Y, Pellett PL, Scrimshaw NS. |
| Abstract: |
Lysine is a limiting amino acid in diets based on wheat as the staple. In experimental animals, prolonged dietary lysine inadequacy increases stress-induced anxiety. If observed in humans, such a result would have a strong implication for the relationship
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| Journal: | Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2004 Jun 1;101(22):8285-8. Epub 2004 May 24. |