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    Default Turkey makes you sleepy

    Someone explain to me why is it that when I eat a turkey dinner, I feel like a had a couple of drinks. Ready to pass out. The hell do they inject these birds with?

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    Default Re: Turkey makes you sleepy

    Tryptophan.

    It's like the yummiest drug ever!

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tryptophan
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    Default Re: Turkey makes you sleepy

    Quote Originally Posted by Mastridonicus View Post
    Tryptophan.

    It's like the yummiest drug ever!

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tryptophan
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    Default Re: Turkey makes you sleepy

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    In this instance, lore almost intersects with science. Turkey does contain tryptophan, an amino acid which is a natural sedative. But tryptophan doesn't act on the brain unless it is taken on an empty stomach with no protein present, and the amount gobbled even during a holiday feast is generally too small to have an appreciable effect. That lazy, lethargic feeling so many are overcome by at the conclusion of a festive season meal is most likely due to the combination of drinking alcohol and overeating a carbohydrate-rich repast, as well as some other factors:
    Two other factors that contribute to the desire to sleep at the dinner table are meal composition and increased blood flow to the gastrointestinal tract. Studies have shown that a solid-food meal resulted in faster fatigue onset than a liquid diet. The solid-food meal also causes a variety of substances to jump into action that ultimately leads to increased blood flow to the abdomen. This increase in blood flow and an increase in the metabolic rate for digestion can contribute to the "coma."1
    Those who still feel wary of turkey's purported sleep-inducing properties should find solace in the knowledge that many items we eat contain Turkey tryptophan. Milk, beef, and beans are among the foodstuffs which house this amino acid, and experts say the average serving of chicken or ground beef contains as much tryptophan as a serving of turkey does. If tryptophan were truly the sandman's henchman, we'd be falling asleep at the wheel on our way home from KFC or McDonald's.
    http://www.snopes.com/food/ingredient/turkey.asp
    And from the previously referenced wikipedia page:
    Tryptophan and turkey

    According to popular belief, tryptophan in turkey meat causes drowsiness. Turkey does contain tryptophan, which does have a documented sleep-inducing effect as it is readily converted into serotonin by the body. However, tryptophan is effective only when taken on its own as a dietary supplement. Tryptophan in turkey is found as part of a protein, and, in small enough amounts, this mechanism seems unlikely.
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tryptop...han_and_turkey

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    Default Re: Turkey makes you sleepy

    yummmmmm ill take a turkey coma please, with cheese and bacon, slathered in bbq sauce.

    Love it!

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    I think it is more of a nice warm meal surrounded by friends and family in a relaxed care-free atmosphere. (Except for the local family drama which can be entertaining in it's own rights.)

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    ^^^Wow...yeah...anyone who gets together for Thanksgiving and has a relaxed, carefree environment has a better family than me.

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    It actually is a false rumour. The drug only works really on an empty stomach and there's very little in the turkey. To have enough for it to be effective, you would need to eat a lot... which wouldn't make your stomach empty.

    Sooo... some said that.
    Last edited by Lysondra; 11-26-2006 at 11:12 PM. Reason: huked on foniks wurkd 4 mee


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    ^heh, I KNEW it was that glass of wine that knocked me out for an hour afterwards.
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    It's usually the overload of carbs and sugar. The sleepiness is the blood sugar crash after consuming those foods.

    Think about it...at what meal do we usually eat THAT many starchy/sugary sides at one time?

    Mashed potatoes, Sweet Potatoes, Cranberry Sauce and biscuits in one sitting completely does me in. Add that wine to the equation and an hour later it's...

    ....zzzzzzzzzzzzz

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