Dietary Tryptophan Ratio and Suicide in the United Kingdom, Ireland, the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand
- 1 February 1988
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying
- Vol. 18 (1) , 71-76
- https://doi.org/10.2190/r2w5-y6ed-1ljv-l77x
Abstract
It was hypothesized that when relative dietary intake of tryptophan per capita is low compared to certain other amino acids, less serotonin is formed in brain neurons, and suicide rates tend to be high. The hypothesis was supported for males and for both sexes combined.Keywords
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