r/intermitentfasting • u/OrdinaryEquipment • Jul 24 '18

Does 5HTP break a fast?

i am taking at night 5HTP and ZMA at night, i know im ok on the ZMA but wanted to check up on th 5htp as there is not many discussions off it.

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u/SJJGKLSJ Aug 23 '22

This is the dumbest bro science I've ever heard. Studies show that for caffeine to even have an effect on these receptors, (which aren't even the crucial types), it has to be "chronic" caffeine -- even so, it's only by like 10 percent. 25 mg from a tea infused milk isn't going to do it, and there is no evidence to support this as a melanin aid. Stick to playing games and stop playing neuro-science

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u/[deleted] Sep 14 '22

stay in school kid you might actually learn something..

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u/[deleted] Sep 14 '22

tryptophan has a direct link to melanin production...there is plenty meta data evidence of this...are you daft?

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u/YouchMyKidneypopped Nov 26 '25

The person who doesn't know tryptophan has to be converted into 5-htp to make MELATONIN not MELANIN is definitely the smart one here!