Want to avoid the post-holiday meal nap? Eat more turkey
The idea of the turkey coma after a large holiday meal is actually a myth, a University of Waterloo metabolic engineer says. Instead of blaming the bird for post-meal naps, Christian Euler says you should eat more turkey.
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The idea of the turkey coma after a large holiday meal is actually a myth, a University of Waterloo metabolic engineer says. Instead of blaming the bird for post-meal naps, Christian Euler says you should eat more turkey.