Don't blame the turkey. Here's what experts say is really behind your Thanksgiving food coma

Don't blame the turkey. Here's what experts say is really behind your Thanksgiving food coma

Does eating turkey make you sleepy? Experts say your post-Thanksgiving dinner nap is more likely a result of the lack of sleep and overeating.

Don't blame the turkey. Here's what experts say is really behind your Thanksgiving food coma

Does eating turkey make you sleepy? Experts say your post-Thanksgiving dinner nap is more likely a result of the lack of sleep and overeating.

Don't blame the turkey. Here's what experts say is really behind your Thanksgiving food coma

Does eating turkey make you sleepy? Experts say your post-Thanksgiving dinner nap is more likely a result of the lack of sleep and overeating.

Don't blame the turkey. Here's what experts say is really behind your food coma

Do you believe in the holiday food coma?Many people do. A mainstay on the dinner table at this time of year, turkey contains tryptophan, which is widely believed to be

Experts say don’t blame the turkey for your post-meal snooze

To get the amount of tryptophan required to cause a food coma, one expert said, we’d have to eat about 8 pounds of turkey meat — about half of a typical bird meant to serve a crowd.

Don't blame the turkey. Here's what experts say is really behind your food coma

To get the amount of tryptophan required to cause a food coma, he said, we'd have to eat about 8 pounds of turkey meat — about half of a typical