The idea that eating turkey makes you drowsy is a myth. It’s the fact that turkey is most often part of a large feast, and eating large meal’s in general makes you drowsy.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postprandial_somnolence
Carbohydrates, which are usually a large part of large feasts, such as at Thanksgiving, probably play a bigger role than turkey.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tryptophan#Turkey_meat_and_drowsiness
June 28, 2014
The idea that eating turkey makes you drowsy is a myth. It’s the fact that turkey is most often part of a large feast, and eating large meal’s in general makes you drowsy.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postprandial_somnolence
Carbohydrates, which are usually a large part of large feasts, such as at Thanksgiving, probably play a bigger role than turkey.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tryptophan#Turkey_meat_and_drowsiness