Turkey doesn’t actually make you sleepy
Snopes claims that turkey doesn’t actually make you any sleepier than various other foods, including chicken and ground beef.
Turkey does contain tryptophan, an amino acid which is a natural sedative. But tryptophan doesn’t act on the brain unless it is taken on an empty stomach with no protein present, and the amount gobbled even during a holiday feast is generally too small to have an appreciable effect.
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