Eating Turkey Makes You Sleepy: True or False?

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Eating Turkey Make You Sleepy: True or False? Video Description:Yawn, turkey time equals sleepy time, right? Or maybe not, turns out that turkey is not the snooze-inducer we once believed it to be! Transcript:Mass media, like CNN and Fox, like to hype up tryptophan-rich turkey as the culprit for post-holiday meal sleepiness... but that's just a catchy sound-bite.. NOT reality. The tryptophan is NOT to blame for the sudden drowsiness that hits right after the meal. Turkey DOES contain tryptophan, and scientific evidence supports a connection between this amino acid and sleep. BUT, chicken and ground beef contain almost the same amount of tryptophan as turkey! And L-tryptophan doesn't act on the brain unless you take it on an empty stomach, with no protein present. Tryptophan levels found in a turkey dinner are far too low to have a sleepy effect. It's more likely due to the combination of drinking alcohol AND overeating—not just turkey, but also mashed potatoes, cranberries, yams, stuffing, and pie  — all of which pull blood away from your brain to help your digestive system do it's work. It’s not the turkey’s fault, unless you ate the whole bird by yourself! Category:Health Myths/Food Tags:Health Myth, Turkey, Sleepy, Tired, Turkey Sleep, Tryptophan, L-Tryptophan, Holiday Meals, Thanksgiving, Turkey Holidays, Turkey Dinner