Why You Should Not Yawn After Eating: Unpacking Post-Meal Fatigue
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5 min read
Over 75% of people experience some form of postprandial somnolence, the technical term for feeling sleepy after eating. Understanding why you should not yawn after eating involves exploring your body's complex hormonal and digestive responses to food intake, and recognizing that it's often a signal from your body to slow down. This phenomenon, often colloquially called a "food coma," is a real physiological process that can reveal much about our diet and lifestyle choices.
