Do you believe in the holiday food coma? Many people do. A mainstay on the dinner table at this time of year, turkey contains tryptophan, which is widely believed to be responsible for the ...

To get the amount of tryptophan required to cause a food coma, he said, we'd have to eat about 8 pounds of turkey meat - about half of a typical bird meant to serve a crowd. The US Department of ...

And don’t blame the tryptophan in turkey for the food coma. It is caused by overeating everything else on the table, particularly the carbohydrate rich stuffing, potatoes and rolls. Turkey has ...

Donation Options Search Search Search Will eating all that tryptophan-infused Thanksgiving ... you’re probably familiar with “turkey coma.” Whether you had just one plate or two, many ...

Do you believe in the holiday food coma? Many people do. A mainstay on the dinner table at this time of year, turkey contains tryptophan, which is widely believed to be responsible for the ...

Do you believe in the holiday food coma? Many people do. A mainstay on the dinner table at this time of year, turkey contains tryptophan, which is widely believed to be responsible for the ...

(CNN) -- Do you believe in the holiday food coma? Many people do. A mainstay on the dinner table at this time of year, turkey contains tryptophan, which is widely believed to be responsible for ...