2006-11-28 10:15:28 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink ➔ Non-Alcoholic Drinks
it is in that category because that is what yahoo put it under, what does that have to do with anything? It also says food and drink
2006-11-28 10:24:54 · update #1
I'm not trying to be corrective of Starrynig, because she's certainly on the right track but.........
Turkey is high in TRYPTOPHAN, which is not an enzyme but an amino acid which has sleep-inducing properties. So does warm milk which is why they recommend it for sleep.
Chef Mark
2006-11-28 10:26:00 · answer #1 · answered by Chef Mark 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's actually more the big meal than just the turkey. If you eat any big meal, you're likely going to be sleepy. This is because it takes plenty of energy to digest a lot of food. Thanksgiving turkey may be partly to blame, but the Thanksgiving meal is traditionally so big that you're sleepy with or without the turkey.
2006-11-28 10:24:02 · answer #2 · answered by RJoy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tryptophan, found as a component of dietary protein, is particularly plentiful[2] in oats, bananas, dried dates, milk, yogurt, cottage cheese, red meat, fish, poultry, sesame, chickpeas, sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, and peanuts. It is found in turkey at a level typical of poultry in general.
Tryptophan and turkey
According to popular belief, tryptophan in turkey meat causes drowsiness[9]. Turkey does contain tryptophan,and dont forget turjey is good, which does have a documented sleep-inducing effect as it is readily converted into serotonin by the body. However, tryptophan is effective only when taken on its own as a dietary supplement. Tryptophan in turkey is found as part of a protein, and, in small enough amounts, this mechanism seems unlikely.
2006-11-28 10:37:37 · answer #3 · answered by ...m-k... 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its the triptapan. an enzyme in turkey.
2006-11-28 10:18:40 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
your body is digesting it...not the tukey itself and why is this in the non-alcholic drinks category?
2006-11-28 10:22:53 · answer #5 · answered by Starry Eyes 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because it has sleeping medicine in it.\
2006-11-28 10:45:30 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
fat clogs your arteries and does not let your blood flow.
2006-11-28 11:14:14 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it has natural sedatives that make you tired
2006-11-28 10:23:18 · answer #8 · answered by ME 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It has something in it !
2006-11-28 10:24:41 · answer #9 · answered by lee lee 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it has tryptophan in it
2006-11-28 11:19:45 · answer #10 · answered by Krissy 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋