Sleepy after meal or commonly known as "food coma", is a very normal issue that we often encounter. Sleepiness always kicks in after lunch, and it's undeniably a dilemma for us to make the decision on whether to drink a cup of coffee at this point of time, because it might cause insomnia at night later. Food coma is indeed a nightmare for the white collars! There are few reasons that can lead to food coma, mainly because of the hormones: the increase of cholecystokinin, the decrease of orexin, the secretion of insulin, the increase of melatonin, etc., these are some of the main reasons that trigger food coma!
Lethargy can highly affect our work performance and study, but how can we avoid food coma?
Most of us are always in rush in the mornings and most of the time we do not take proper breakfast, hence, we might unconsciously eat too much foods during lunch to ease the intense hunger, result in terrible food coma. We should eat slowly and stop eating when we feel full. Do not forget to eat more vegetables and high-fibre foods, and reduce the intake of high-fats and high-sugar foods. Does rice really cause sleepiness? In fact, not only rice, foods with high carbohydrates can cause sleepiness, try to avoid too much intake of carbohydrates and ensure balance diet.