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  2. Research Shows Food Comas Are Real — and They Do More ... - AOL

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    Researchers did consider that students might be exerting less effort on the tests only because they were sleepy after eating. To determine whether or not that was true, they looked at how long ...

  3. Postprandial somnolence - Wikipedia

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    Postprandial somnolence (colloquially known as food coma, after-dinner dip, or "the itis") is a normal state of drowsiness or lassitude following a meal. Postprandial somnolence has two components: a general state of low energy related to activation of the parasympathetic nervous system in response to mass in the gastrointestinal tract , and a ...

  4. Does eating turkey really make you sleepy? The truth about ...

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    "People are sleepy after Thanksgiving because of all the other stuff including the alcohol and just eating too much food." ... but so is cheese, chicken, fish, milk, peanuts, egg whites and soy ...

  5. Gastrocolic reflex - Wikipedia

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    The gastrocolic reflex or gastrocolic response is a physiological reflex that controls the motility, or peristalsis, of the gastrointestinal tract following a meal. It involves an increase in motility of the colon consisting primarily of giant migrating contractions, in response to stretch in the stomach following ingestion and byproducts of digestion entering the small intestine. [1]

  6. How to avoid the Thanksgiving food coma - AOL

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    Cheese, eggs, pumpkin seeds, milk and oats also contain tryptophan and feature in a variety of Thanksgiving dishes such as stuffing, pie, salads, mashed potatoes and fruit crisps.

  7. Alcohol use and sleep - Wikipedia

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    Low doses of alcohol (one 360.0 ml (13 imp fl oz; 12 US fl oz) beer) are sleep-promoting by increasing total sleep time and reducing awakenings during the night.The sleep-promoting benefits of alcohol dissipate at moderate and higher doses of alcohol (two 12 oz. beers and three 12 oz. beers, respectively). [4]

  8. How to make your colonoscopy prep more effective and less ...

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    You'll need to alter your diet a few days ahead of your colonoscopy. Usually, that means eating foods low in fiber for two to three days — such as pasta, white rice, potatoes, turkey, eggs and ...

  9. Short-term effects of alcohol consumption - Wikipedia

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    The amount and circumstances of consumption play a large role in determining the extent of intoxication; for example, eating a heavy meal before alcohol consumption causes alcohol to absorb more slowly. [1] The amount of alcohol consumed largely determines the extent of hangovers, although hydration also plays a role.