Myth: Eating Turkey Makes You Sleepy
A UPI newswire article, via PhysOrg.com, reports that:
There's reportedly good Thanksgiving news for turkey lovers: Contrary to popular belief, tryptophan in turkey doesn't cause drowsiness.
In fact, scientists told National Geographic News the substance could possibly aid in the treatment of depression and multiple sclerosis.
Purified tryptophan is a mild sleep-inducing agent and that probably led to the idea that foods containing heavy doses of the chemical cause drowsiness.
posted by Fergie @ 11/24/2005 09:03:00 AM
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