Eating Turkey Does NOT Make You Sleepy

[ElfBot]

If turkey contains tryptophan, and science has found that tryptophan can cause drowsiness, how can this medical belief be a myth?Well, the authors of a study in the British medical journal BMJ say turkey doesn’t contain “an exceptional amount of tryptophan.” In fact, turkey, chicken and minced beef contain nearly the same amounts of the [...]

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[CharlestonNole]

Say it ain't so!!!!

 

[RadioJonD]

Eating struthio camelus doesn’t make one stick one's head in the sand either.

 

[Wenceslaus]

Think of all the starches and sugars we eat on Thanksgiving: mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, bread stuffing/dressing, rolls, cakes and pies, punch.

We get a glycemic high in our blood , followed by a glycemic crash .

 

[VeganChristmasBaby]

I eat Tofurky anyway, so no worries for this little lady!

 

[snowytree]

Think of all the starches and sugars we eat on Thanksgiving: mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, bread stuffing/dressing, rolls, cakes and pies, punch.

We get a glycemic high in our blood , followed by a glycemic crash .

Yes....carb overload!!

 

[Janet]

Now my hubby has to find a new excuse to sleep on Thanksgiving. lol

 

[ILuvChristmas]

Hmm could be the boring relatives putting us to sleep.

 

[lmm8606]

Hmm could be the boring relatives putting us to sleep.

lol! Might have to agree on that one cheesy

 

[Smiley21]

That article revealed what us biologist have known for years lol!

 

[snowytree]

• High-tryptophan food (like turkey), high carbohydrate intake. (Prediction: sleepy)
• High-tryptophan food, low carbohydrate intake. (Prediction: not sleepy)
• Skip the high-tryptophan food, high carbohydrate intake. (Prediction: sleepy)
• Skip the high-tryptophan food, low carbohydrate intake. (Prediction: not sleepy)
• High-tryptophan food, high carbohydrate intake, extra protein. (Prediction: not sleepy)
• High-tryptophan food, low carbohydrate intake, extra protein. (Prediction: energetic)
• Skip the high-tryptophan food, high carbohydrate intake, extra protein. (Prediction: not sleepy)
• Skip the high-tryptophan food, low carbohydrate intake, extra protein. (Prediction: frighteningly energetic)

 

[dvdelf]

busy day + big meal = sleepy

 

[George Broderick, Jr.]

I blame the deep fried Turducken..!

 

[Sunshine73]

I'm thinking that it's the combination of the jillions of calories and carbs I consume, the family I have to deal with and the tons of cooking that I do on Thanksgiving that make me want to hibernate.

 

[snowytree]

I'm thinking that it's the combination of the jillions of calories and carbs I consume, the family I have to deal with and the tons of cooking that I do on Thanksgiving that make me want to hibernate.

Carb overload potatoes, stuffing,bread,casseroles made with bread crumbs, cakes, pies...

 

[MerryBells]

Yes, all those carbs plus the fact that the house of your elderly parents is kept at a steady 85 degrees will make you very sleepy.