Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Angry? It Might Be Something You Ate

Research is finding a connection between food choices and your mood. Aggression is a behaviour that many food experts say can be altered by diet. What we eat can even affect our sense of right and wrong.

"Food is not just something that fills our stomach. It's very active biologically and chemically, and it affects us," says Jack Challem, Montreal-born author of The Food-Mood Solution. "Your body needs vitamins, protein and other nutrients to make the brain chemicals that help you think clearly, maintain a good mood and act in socially acceptable ways.

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