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What chemical is in turkey that makes people sleepy?
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The claim is: Seratonin, but many foods have higher levels and do not cause drowsiness. Current consensus is consumption of all those "wonderful carbohydrates" which affect glucose and insulin, and thus trigger the sleepiness.
Answered 5/2/2015
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