Since Thanksgiving is next week, in this episode, we take a closer look at the common belief that turkey makes you sleepy. We discuss the science behind this claim and whether or not there is any truth to it.
Sources
Amino acids:
https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/002222.htm
Tryptophan:
https://www.sleep.org/what-is-tryptophan/
Tryptophan supplement contamination: http://www.nemsn.org/Articles/truth_about_tryptophan.htm
Tryptophan and sleepiness:
https://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/26/science/no-the-tryptophan-in-turkey-wont-make-you-sleepy.html#:~:text=As%20the%20common%20myth%20goes,repeated%2C%20but%20it's%20not%20true.
https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=97449569
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/fact-or-fiction-does-turkey-make-you-sleepy/
Pubmed studies:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/4370080/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2669092/
Double-blind study-sleep: https://www.hindawi.com/journals/mi/2020/3142874/#B63
