In general, a little bit of sleepiness after eating is completely normal. When we experience fatigue after eating a meal, it can feel like we need to crawl into bed. There is no excuse for missing a meal, especially breakfast. General overeating and the consumption of particularly fatty meals can leave you feeling sleepy. The quantity of food you eat is another major factor in how you feel after a meal. If you eat healthy meals, large or small, your body will have energy.
Key Takeaways:
- When you eat too much, your body requires more energy to digest the food and your body has to work harder.
- You feel sluggish because of biochemicals that enter the bloodstream, making you feel like you should nap.
- Eat just until you feel full, don’t overeat and engorge yourself.
“When you overeat your digestive system uses roughly sixty to seventy-five percent of your total body energy to digest food. So, with an excess of food, your body starts diverting energy from other parts to your stomach leading to fatigue and lethargy.”
Read more: http://www.thehealthsite.com/fitness/diet/why-you-feel-fatigued-and-sleepy-after-overeating-d0717/