Turkey 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 acid...
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The turkey is often cited as the culprit in afterdinner lethargy, but the truth is that you could omit the bird altogether and still feel the effects of the feast. Turkey does contain L-tryptophan, an essential amino acid with a documented sleep inducing effect. ... Chemical Structures ... tired turkey syndrome...
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Find out why everyone wants to take a nap after Thanksgiving Day dinner. Let's talk turkey and learn about L-tryptophan and carbohydrate metabolism. Thanksgiving Chemistry|Chemistry for Holidays ... Chemical Structures...
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As your Uncle George starts to explain why eating turkey makes people so tired, you suddenly feel like curling up in front of the TV and napping until next Thanksgiving. But is gobbling up all that turkey really to blame? ... The brain then changes the L-tryptophan into another chemical called serotonin (say: sare-uh-toh...
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The other is that there's a natural chemical in turkey called tryptophan that makes you sleepy after the Thanksgiving meal. ... Without that insulin surge, tryptophan would have to compete with all the other kinds of amino acids in the big meal as they make their way to the brain via a common chemical transport route.
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www.livescience.com/health/071120-bad-turkey-sleep.html
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Turkey meat contains a lot of an amino acid called L-tryptophan (say: el-trip-teh-fan). Amino acids are the "building blocks" for the proteins that make up our muscles and other important parts of our bodies. (L-tryptophan is just...
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Why do you become sleepy after eating turkey? Why does tryptophane in turkey make you sleepy? What chemical in cooked turkey makes you sleepy? What is it about a turkey that makes you sleepy? Why are you always si sleepy after eating turkey?
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Turkey Meat Chemical That Makes You Tired?. What is the chemical in turkey meat that makes me tired. I know there is one, but I can't remember the name of it. Thanks, glenn ... Conditions and Diseases > Poisoning and Environmental Health Forum > Turkey Meat Chemical That Makes You Tired?
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Tryptophan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Tryptophan (abbreviated as Trp or W ; sold as Tryptan ) is one of the 20 standard amino acids, as well as an essential amino acid in the human diet. It is encoded in the standard genetic code a...
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