Why does turkey make you tired?

Answer 1

it is not the turkey that made you sleepy, you just ate too much food! Follow the related link for good information about this question.

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Turkey puts you to sleep becauseTurkey does have the makings of a natural sedative in i­t, an amino acid called tryptophan. Tryptophan is an essential amino acid, meaning that the body can't manufacture it. The body has to get tryptophan and other essential amino acids from food. Tryptophan helps the body produce the B-vitamin niacin, which, ­in turn, helps the body produce serotonin, a remarkable chemical that acts as a calming agent in the brain and plays a key role in sleep. So you might think that if you eat a lot of turkey, your body would produce more serotonin and you would feel calm and want a nap

Answer 2

After you have eaten something, you often get tired. That's because a lot of the blood in your head goes in your stomach to digest your food. and when you have less blood in your head, you get tired.

Answer 3

An amino acid called tryptophan, a natural sedative

Answer 4

Just a full stomach makes many people sleepy, but turkey in particular contains triptophan with sometimes has the effect of a very mild sedative.

Answer 5

An amino acid that is called tryptophan.