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how come when i eat some foods, like turkey or greasy stuffs, i feel really drowsy?
Why do certain foods make me feel drowsy?
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Discussion Overview
The discussion revolves around the reasons why certain foods, particularly turkey and greasy items, may lead to feelings of drowsiness after consumption. It explores various factors including digestion, specific amino acids, and individual physiological responses.
Discussion Character
- Exploratory, Technical explanation, Debate/contested
Main Points Raised
- Some participants suggest that overeating can lead to drowsiness due to the energy required for digestion, particularly with hard-to-digest foods like greasy items.
- One participant mentions that turkey contains the amino acid L-tryptophan, which is often associated with sleepiness, though they question its significance as a major factor.
- Another participant notes a personal experience of feeling a tangible difference in energy levels before and after consuming greasy food.
- It is proposed that low blood pressure might contribute to feelings of lightheadedness or wooziness after meals due to blood concentration in the digestive process.
- One participant humorously misreads the thread title, indicating a light-hearted tone in parts of the discussion.
Areas of Agreement / Disagreement
Participants express differing views on the primary causes of drowsiness after eating, with some attributing it to overeating and digestion, while others highlight specific food components like L-tryptophan. The discussion remains unresolved with multiple competing explanations presented.
Contextual Notes
Some claims depend on individual physiological responses, such as blood pressure variations, which may not apply universally. The role of specific foods in causing drowsiness is also not conclusively established.
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HallsofIvy
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Because you are eating too much. It takes energy to digest food. If you eat too much, especially of things that are hard to digest (grease in particular), your body will channel energy to the stomach. Animals that eat seldom but a lot at one time (boa constrictor, lion, etc.) typically sleep while digesting.
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Evo
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Turkey contains an amino acid L-tryptophan that can make you sleepy. (there was a great tv commercial last year about turkey putting people to sleep)
Anyway, it seems it may not be a major culprit. Thanks to google, here is "everything you wanted to know about turkey, but were afraid to ask".
http://kidshealth.org/kid/talk/qa/turkey_sleepy.html
Anyway, it seems it may not be a major culprit. Thanks to google, here is "everything you wanted to know about turkey, but were afraid to ask".
http://kidshealth.org/kid/talk/qa/turkey_sleepy.html
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Evo said:
oh, turkey, I misread the title of the thread and thought it said
"fools make me drowsy"
I guess I already am drowsy and had better trundle.
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Ivan Seeking
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marcus said:
I am often on these forums way, way too late.
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Greasy food quite literally bogs me down. There is a tangible difference I feel before and after.
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Monique
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This is also why you shouldn't swim right after a meal. Blood circulation changes, where the circulation increases to the organs involved in digestion.HallsofIvy said:
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If you happen to have low blood pressure, the concentration of blood in the digestion process can make you light headed and woozy after meals.
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