Ah, marmite. You’ll either love it or hate it. For those who just can’t seem to get enough of it, here’s a good news for you- marmite may just be the latest brain food. Yeap, you’ve heard me.
Marmite Allegedly Makes You Smarter
In a study published on Wednesday, it was found that volunteers who ate a daily spoonful of the dark-brown yeast extract seemed to have higher levels of a vital neuron chemical associated with a healthy brain.
During the study, 28 volunteers were divided into two groups at the University of York in northern England. One group ate a teaspoon of Marmite each day for a month; the other ate a daily teaspoon of peanut butter.
The volunteers’ brain activity were then monitored and the marmite group showed a substantial reduction of around 30 percent in response to a visual stimulus compared with the peanut butter group.
Investigators have concluded that the reason could lie in Marmite’s high levels of vitamin B12. Marmite boosts levels of an important neurotransmitter called gamma-amino-butyric acid (GABA). GABA has the ability to calm over-excited brain cells to provide balance. This helps to dampen fear or anxiety, which happens neurones are over-stimulated.
There you go, eating Marmite is potentially good for you. Even with the same quantity of peanut butter, the Marmite still has around 116 times more vitamin B12 than peanut butter. However, here’s the catch- How Marmite worked was not clinically investigated.
Nevertheless, we know that it increases a chemical messenger associated with healthy brain function. Time to order marmite chicken tonight!
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This article was first published on goodyfeed.com
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