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#69271. icart06
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How does turkey make you feel sleepy after eating it?
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MaggieG 5
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So a turkey and lettuce sandwich for supper, washed down with a glass of warm milk would have us all sleeping like babies then!
Aug 04 06, 3:09 AM
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zbeckabee
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According to popular belief, tryptophan in turkey meat causes drowsiness [4]. 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 free amino acid. Tryptophan in turkey is found as part of a protein, and, in small enough amounts, this mechanism seems unlikely.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tryptophan
Aug 04 06, 8:50 AM
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