Newsgroup: it.salute.alimentazione
Titolo: latte

Quando bevo un pò di latte la sera mi sembra di stare meglio, sembra che mi
rilassi.
Se poi insieme mangio un pezzo di dolce mi sembra ancora meglio.
C' è qualcosa di vero nelle qualita soporifere della bevanda bianca ?
E nel dolce ?
Ciao a tutti
Daniel

 rilassi.
caldo o freddo ?
te lo chiedo perchè pare che qualunque bevanda caldo abbia un effetto
rilassante e vagamente sedativo.
a me personalmente il decaffeinato fa l'effetto di un vero e proprio
sonnifero
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dan ha scritto:
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si ha un senso...stimolano la produzione di triptofano e di conseguenza
la rilassatezza (soprattutto il latte)
poni attenzione invece al cumulo calorico che assumi poco prima di
andare a dormire...
rischi d'ingrassare xke non smaltisci le calorie introdotte e
appesantisci il sistema digerente perche durante la notte lavora a
ritmo quasi nullo...
se proprio vuoi, bevi il latte caldo con un cucchiaino di miele ed
evita il dolce...
abbi solo l'accortezza di non fare una cena troppo abbondante, in modo
da aver un poco di fame al momento della nanna, in modo che quel
bicchiere di latte vada a completarla senza appesantirti....
troppo cibo sullo stomaco durante la notte disturba il sonno xke alza
la temperatura basale (effetto digestione)...fa la prova con una cena
pantagruelica, vedrai che dormirai malissimo e avrai na sete boia...
in bocca al lupo e buon sonno

Assumendo un pasto di carboidrati o direttamente dello zucchero,
viene prodotta dall'organismo una maggiore quantità di serotonina,
responsabile di una decisa azione antidepressiva,
di sostegno all'umore e di calma. E nello stesso momento viene anche 
attivato
il sistema beta-endorfinico che riduce la percezione del dolore e migliora 
l'autostima.
Peccato che è come per le droghe c'è una down regolation a feed back,
tradotto si diventa dipendendi da dosi maggiori per molte persone.
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Ciao
Lorenzo
http://www.ildietista.it

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rischi d'ingrassare xke non smaltisci le calorie introdotte e
appesantisci il sistema digerente perche durante la notte lavora a
ritmo quasi nullo...
Approfitto della tua competenza in materia e ti chiedo se la *mancata
funzione digestiva* durante il sonno induce
certi nutrienti ad accumularsi o a danneggiare qualche organo o sistema.
ciao Raffaella
Daniel

dan ha scritto:
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beh nn son medico quindi a livello così particolareggiato nn saprei
che dire...
sicuramente qualcosa potranno anche lasciare ma credo che il nostro
corpo attui una sorta di pulizia il giorno dopo (infatti spesso, dopo
un lauto pasto la sera, nn si ha fame la mattina)...però prendi questa
affermazione con le pinzette(riguardo la "pulizia" xke x il resto lo
sappiamo bene tutti)....meglio sarebbe chiedere ad un medico....no?
certo è, che se fosse letale....sai che strage avrebbe gia fatto la
famosa pizza di mezzanotte (x non dire altro)?

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Tuttavia, qui si spiega che quella da zucchero non è una vera dipendenza
fisica (addiction), come invece può succedere per le droghe...
http://healthresources.caremark.com/topic/sugarcraving
Craving Sugar 
It's not an addiction, but try telling that to your mind. Here's what to do
when the urge for the sweet stuff strikes. 
By Teresa Moore CONSUMER HEALTH INTERACTIVE 
 
Most of the time Rosalia Scalia is a happy vegan. She turned her back on
meat, fish, eggs, and dairy products and embraces grains, beans, and greens
instead. She devours volumes on nutrition and health, and enjoys whipping
up exotic dishes from vegetable-based cuisine. After six years of dining
low on the food chain, she's never felt healthier. There's just one
problem: She can't get enough of the sweet stuff. 
"I have to have a sugar fix nearly every day," she says. "I could eat a
whole bag of Twizzlers or a box of Panda licorice. I can finish one box of
licorice and move onto a second box." 
Sometimes her "slips" involve dark chocolate. Or she finds that she's
drowning her vegan waffles in maple syrup. Or, in her quest for sugar, she
abandons her dairy-free regimen altogether. She's wild about a triangular
Italian pastry that's filled with cannoli cream. "Once I eat one, I can't
stop. I feel sick when I'm done," she says. "I say I'm just going to have a
sliver of cake, and I keep going back for another sliver and another."
The rest of her family is the same way. Even though both her parents are
diabetic, they still eat dessert. "I think my whole family is
sugar-addicted," Scalia says.
Most doctors would disagree with Scalia's assessment. "The idea that people
are addicted to sugar is nonsense," says Dr. Richard Surwit, vice chair of
psychology and an expert on the management of obesity and diabetes at Duke
University Medical Center. "People eat sugar because it tastes good. To
call them addicts is ridiculous."
Karen Miller Kovach, registered dietitian and chief scientist for Weight
Watchers International, explains the confusion: "She's using the word
'addiction' in a popular sense. The definition of an addiction is that
there are demonstrable and predictable physical symptoms that occur upon
withdrawal of the substance. There has never been anything like that
associated with sugar. The basis for what she's feeling is not physical.
Good science doesn't support the idea of sugar being an addictive
substance."
The irritability you might experience when you are very hungry and your
blood sugar drops is different from what a smoker or a coffee drinker goes
through in the absence of nicotine or caffeine. You might reach for a candy
bar to quell your craving, but a turkey sandwich, a handful of smoked
almonds, some soup and crackers, or any number of other non-sugary snacks
could also satisfy your physical hunger. Your body doesn't need those
Junior Mints -- but try telling your mind that. 
Even though a sugar craving is not a true addiction, researchers at the U.
S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory have found
similarities in the brains of cocaine addicts and morbidly obese people. In
earlier studies Brookhaven scientists found that drug addicts have fewer
dopamine receptors than normal people. (Dopamine is a brain chemical
associated with pleasurable sensations.)
In a study published in The Lancet in February 2001, Dr. Gene-Jack Wang, a
physician, and Dr. Nora Volkow, a psychiatrist, found that ten obese people
had far fewer dopamine receptors in their brains than ten slim control
subjects. Wang and Volkow found that the heavier the subject, the lower the
number of dopamine receptors. Wang said they still aren't sure whether
having a low number of dopamine receptors is a cause or a result of
overeating. 
But before you confuse your jones for Jujubes with an alcoholic's DTs,
remember that the researchers studied people at the far end of the obesity
scale. And Wang and Volkow did not look at the effects of "trigger" foods
on the subjects. (Trigger foods are those that get people started on the
road to nonstop eating.) Nor did they make a case for food as an addictive
substance. Rather, Wang said that eating, like taking drugs, is a
"reinforcing behavior" -- people keep doing it because it feels good.
It's also important not to label yourself with an eating disorder based on
one too many encounters with a bag of Oreos. Dr. Yvonne Morris, a
psychologist in the Behavioral Medicine Clinic at Stanford University
Medical Center, says there's a difference between someone who has an eating
disorder -- another frequently misapplied medical term -- and someone who
occasionally indulges in what she calls "emotional eating."
Morris says it's common to associate food with emotions. "What did our
parents do when we were children and we felt bad? Our mothers often said,
'Oh, let me get you a cookie.' We learned to associate the cookie with
emotional relief. It's easy to carry that into adulthood." 
After a particularly trying time, you might feel like saying, "I deserve a
cake today." But the trick, says Morris, is to avoid getting carried away
with the treats. "We build up bad habits and once we do, those habits are
hard to break. The more times you do something, the more compelled you feel
to do it again." 
Some people try to control their sugar cravings by replacing refined sugar
with honey, barley malt, or fructose. But Kovach and others agree that, as
far as the body's concerned, sugar -- no matter what seemingly healthy form
it's in -- is sugar. Sucrose, fructose, and lactose are subtle variations
of glucose, the body's primary energy source. "Once it gets into the body,
it is treated virtually the same," she says. 
For some folks, the solution is to avoid sugar entirely -- a difficult
proposition given its presence in so many natural and processed foods.
Eliminating all traces of sweet things does help some people avoid the
inexorable slide into confectionary madness, but most nutritionists and
psychologists suggest replacing bad eating habits with good ones. And many
point out that if you get the recommended five to seven servings of fruits
and vegetables daily, along with an optimal amount of protein and grains,
you may not have enough room left for a handful of M&Ms, let alone the
whole giant economy-size bag. 
As long as you're getting proper nutrients in the rest of your diet, a
spoonful of sugar probably won't hurt you. With a little practice and
planning, you can get that sugar monkey off your back. Here are some
guidelines from researchers and nutritionists: 
• Don't use sweet treats as a distraction. When you find yourself reaching
for the jelly beans, ask yourself what's going on. If you're hungry, have
the kind of snack that will last longer than a sugar rush -- a handful of
almonds or an ounce of cheese, for instance. If you're stressed, take a
walk. If you're sad, call a friend. If you're bored, get out of the house. 
 
• Eat regular meals. Most nutritionists recommend eating small meals every
three hours to keep blood glucose levels stable. 
 
• Get rid of the candy dish on your desk and the stash of Ring-Dings in
your kitchen. If junk food isn't around, you can't eat it. When you want a
sugary snack, go out and buy ONE. 
 
• People who rely on low- or no-cal sugar substitutes aren't necessarily
taking in fewer calories. You can substantially reduce calories by using
them. But don't lull yourself into thinking you can eat more of other foods
because you've downed a diet soft drink or put artificial sweetener in your
coffee. 
 
• A piece of Godiva a day is better than a bag of Hershey's kisses every
other day. If you can get into the habit of having a little of your
favorite sweet thing every day, you may be less likely to "lose control"
and work your way through the candy counter. And some dietitians suggest
going for flavor density -- you may find you get more pleasure out of a
piece of higher quality chocolate. 
 
• Wait five minutes and see if the craving passes. If it doesn't, have a
single serving of what you want, instead of a "healthy substitute." Kovach
says, "Substitutions don't work. If you really want ice cream, you're
better off having a little ice cream than three pounds of carrot sticks." 
 
• Eat appropriate foods at appropriate times. Have your dessert for
dessert, not for lunch or breakfast. You are less likely to go overboard
when you have a full meal in your stomach. As Morgan says, "The best
defense against overeating is eating." 
 
• Demystify sugar. It isn't evil. It isn't your friend. "From a nutritional
point of view, be aware that when you're eating sugar, you're getting
calories and not much else," Kovach said. "There aren't many virtues
associated with sugar. But you don't have to avoid it like the plague." 
 
-- Freelance writer Teresa Moore is a media studies instructor at the
University of San Francisco and an award-winning health writer. She is also
a former San Francisco Chronicle staff writer, a past editor of Youth
Outlook (YO!), and an associate of Pacific News Service. 
Further Resources
Wang, Gene-Jack, MD, and Volkow, Nora, MD, "Brain Dopamine and Obesity,"
The Lancet, Feb. 3, 2001.
Rolls, Barbara J., "Fat and Sugar Substitutes and the Control of Food
Intake," Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, May 13, 1997.
References
Interview with Dr. Richard Surwit, vice chair of psychology at Duke
University.
Interview with Rosalia Scalia. 
Interview with Karen Miller Kovach, chief scientist for Weight Watchers
International.
Interview with Dr. Gene-Jack Wang, a physician in nuclear medicine at
Brookhaven National Laboratory.
Interview with Dr. Yvonne Morris, a psychologist at the Stanford University
Medical Center.
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Reviewed by Lisa Tartamella, MS, RD, a nutrition specialist and faculty
preceptor at Yale-New Haven Hospital, New Haven, Connecticut. 
 
Our reviewers are members of Consumer Health Interactive's medical advisory
board. 

 fisica (addiction), come invece può succedere per le droghe...
No certo non lo è e definirlo tale è una forzatura,  ma per alcuni c'è una 
specie di dipendenza,
come nel caso della mail.
Se non può fare a meno di prendere il latte per dormire allora è una 
dipendenza...
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beh se nn gli crea problemi a livello dieta, digestione o quant'altro
puo anche tenersela 'sta dipendenza....
di sicuro se era dipendenza da patatine fritte era peggio ;)

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beh se nn gli crea problemi a livello dieta, digestione o quant'altro
puo anche tenersela 'sta dipendenza....
di sicuro se era dipendenza da patatine fritte era peggio ;)
Certo, ma moltissimi infatti hanno reflussi proprio per la tipologia di 
alimento
grassi e liquido prima di stendersi, nel caso non so ma se si sveglia con
bruciore alla gola o retrosternale, potrebbe essere il latte.
Poi se sta bene beata lei ;-)
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