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Medical Forum / General / Nutrition / August 2005q What foods that will not make me tired after lunch?
I get very tried after lunch and I am looking to experiment with different lunch foods to help make this situation better. Does anyone have any specific suggestions on the types of foods that might not make me as tired after lunch. Conversely I'd appreciate any suggestions on the types of food to avoid. I know there are other factors besides diet, but I want to see what can be accomplished by changing the food I eat at lunch. TIA David > I get very tried after lunch and I am looking to experiment with different > lunch foods to help make this situation better. Does anyone have any [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > David Protein. Like grilled chicken with a green salad. No starch or sugar or juice drinks. Susan As opposed to getting enough sleep? LOL. > As opposed to getting enough sleep? LOL. The dumbest comment made by a sleeping research physician that I have seen in the last few days. Do you have any more of these gems, SBH? Lifestyle management: Are research physicians ready and willing? Ha, ... Hah, Ha! You are an idiot Harris. And, the MD behind your names sure don't help to raise the level of your comments. Just my opinion, but I am right as usual. :) > As opposed to getting enough sleep? LOL. >>The dumbest comment made by a sleeping research physician that I have seen in the last few days. Do you have any more of these gems, SBH? << COMMENT: Gohde is being his usual thickheaded self, but what's new? Sleepiness during the daytime, which often manifests after meals (for reasons I hope I don't have to explain), is common marker of poor quality sleep or not enough sleep. If a person finds they get sleepy after lunch at work, and this is worse the later in the work week they are, that suggests buildup of a sleep deficit over the work week, which is very common. People who commonly sleep late Saturday and Sunday mornings, more on the first day than the second, are probably building up a deficit during the work week. Finally, if your worst problems occur at lunch at work on Friday (assuming you work the standard 5 day week) but never occur after lunch on Sunday, that's a very strong indictation that food and food composition are not the real problem. Gohde, get an adult to read the above and explain it to you. SBH > > As opposed to getting enough sleep? LOL. > >>The dumbest comment made by a sleeping research physician that I have [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > SBH You and Gohde should partner up. You'd make a good team. The blind leading the blind. TC > Gohde, get an adult to read the above and explain it to you. Gee, I don't think you wrote that the first time did you Mr. Ice Cube? Sorry, it doesn't answer the question asked now does it? I could also go into a long winded tirade on why the lack of regular exercise makes people feel tired, too. People with a sleep deficit tend to be falling asleep all day long. Just thought that you might want to know. :) Carbohydrates tend to make the people sleepy, while protein tends to wake people or stimulates their brain. Big meals with excessive amount of junk fook carbohydrates like cake and pasteries tend to make people sleepy. Just thought that you might want to know, Dumb Dumb. :) > Carbohydrates tend to make the people sleepy, while protein tends to > wake people or stimulates their brain. Guess what? Glucose, a carbohydrate, is the 'fuel' for both brain and muscle. Protein is NOT used for energy in the brain. > Big meals with excessive amount > of junk fook carbohydrates like cake and pasteries tend to make people > sleepy. Excessive concentrated starches do cause food-induced hypoglycemia and do produce this effect; fruit sugars, also carbohydrates, do not. Read some biochemistry texts and learn what the differences are between various types of 'carbohydrates'. Laurie > Guess what? Glucose, a carbohydrate, is the 'fuel' for both brain and > muscle. Protein is NOT used for energy in the brain. Guess what? Protein is a source of glucose for the brain! 58% of it is converted to glucose. Susan Eat fruit, which is digested in the intestine, not in the stomach and therefore requires the least amount of enery of any food to be digested. Thus, you will not be tired from digesting food. You may eat bananas if you wish, but do not eat dried fruit if you wish to watch your weight. However, eat about three - four ounces of protein with the fruit in order to prevent glycemic highs and lows. Soy protein and yoghurt are your best best. To your health, VP > Eat fruit, which is digested in the intestine, not in the stomach and > therefore requires the least amount of enery of any food to be [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > order to prevent glycemic highs and lows. Soy protein and yoghurt are > your best best. Or just eat the protein. Digesting protein is less tiring because it provides a steadier, longer supply of glucose than fruit. Susan >> Guess what? Glucose, a carbohydrate, is the 'fuel' for both brain >> and muscle. Protein is NOT used for energy in the brain. > > Guess what? Protein is a source of glucose for the brain! 58% of it is > converted to glucose. Scientifically-credible citations?? All the biochem books I have read seem to have missed this important discovery. Laurie Experiment! Try a few smaller meals. perhaps you have a glycemic bounce. Try low carb meals. perhaps you have a glycemic bounce > I get very tried after lunch and I am looking to experiment with different > lunch foods to help make this situation better. Does anyone have any [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > David > I get very tried after lunch and I am looking to experiment with different > lunch foods to help make this situation better. Does anyone have any [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > David Simple. Cut out all refined carbs. Eat a lunch with 4 to 5 oz (or thereabouts) of meat, chicken, pork or fish (etc), with all the salad you want, a side of veggies, (go easy on any potatoes). No pasta. No bread. Don't hold back on fats. A good dollop of butter on the veggies will make it taste sooooo good. Use a regular salad dressing, the diet crap is low-fat and *high-sugar*. Drink water instead of soda. Easy on any caffeinated product. *No dessert.* You will have energy you never knew you had. And you will be satiated for 4 to 5 or more hours. The temptation to have a sugary snack halfway thru the afternoon will be significantly reduced. Well, maybe not so much in the first week or two, but if you eat like this on a regular basis the carb craving will go away. TC When I was a student, and had 4 hours of lectures every morning, I had the same problem of either falling asleep about hour 3 or of running out of energy before the end of hour 4. I found the quantity of food I ate for breakfast to be the primary determinant of success. Focusing on protein and fat rather than carbs helped me as well. |
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