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@HellsPlumber you misunderstood that definition by leaving out the second part, which is "... from the diet." there are non-essential amino acids as well. even though they are called non-essential, we still need them to live. they're called non-essential because we can synthesize them in our bodies and don't need to get them from consuming food. this is one of the few newscientist videos where they give good explanations for everything, so give them some credit

@marsCubed diverting blood from the brain doesn't cause brain shrinkage. that's like saying diverting blood from your muscles when you're sleeping causes muscle atrophy. your body always makes blood flow to the parts that are more active at the time, or stores it in veins if you aren't active. chances are your brain isn't active on Thanksgiving, so you won't need excess blood up there.

@spinspermy the brain does need a minimum amount of blood to function (750 ml IIRC), but usually you have more than that amount circulating around there. so "diverting blood from the brain" just means getting closer to that minimum amount, which does lower brain activity to an extent and could make you sleepy.

I don't think blood can be diverted from the brain, brain is one of the vital structure in the body and blood diversion won't happen to it. I may agree with Tryptophan is not the culprit for thanksgiving lethargy but the other assumption seems invalid too.

This was a great, quality, informative production! Thoroughly enjoyed it, learned something and didn't mind the announcer at all. Look forward to more like these in the future from NewScientistVideo. But let's get current fellas. lol

Ha, interesting. I have narcolepsy and have been told to avoid turkey as it would exasperate my symptoms (mostly tiredness). I had never noticed turkey making me sleepier, so I was sceptical. Thanks for your video.

CAN YOU PLEASE MAKE EVERY VIDEO LIKE THIS. JUST LIKE THIS. WITH ACTUAL EXPLANATION AND MORE THAN A MINUTE LONG. PLEASE MAINTAIN THIS QUALITY. Sorry for caps, but damn, I just couldn't take it anymore.

can you get tripritofan melatonin serontonin by not eating meat? since in a vegetarian what foods can i get with those proteins to help my body produce the same omino acids as usual?

I don't care about your science! In my tradition and years to come Turkey is the culprit! Next you will tell us that Christmas lights don't actually twinkle... Ha!

For once THANK YOU! newscientist, i've been telling people this for years and on every thanksgiving I have to re-explain it again.

@Cuddlebunzzzz I'm not sure either, I am searching pubmed right now. It seems there is no conclusive answer, just hypotheses!

@spinspermy i had a feeling i was wrong, but it's been a few years since i've taken anatomy and physiology, so i wasn't sure

@Cuddlebunzzzz Search wikipedia for Postprandial_somnolence, both the tryptophan and blood flow causes were cited as myths!

It's been a while since I've seen a video that I honestly enjoyed watching on this channel. More like this!

"Essential because people have to get it"... Thankyou New Scientist, for that nice detailed description.

Slow your Roll, with Grape Drank. Yeah, its an actual anti-energy soft drink with tryptophan in it.

Funny fact, L-Tryptophan is often used to effectively reduce the comedown effects of MDMA (XTC).

So as sleep catches up to this thanksgiving, 11 months from now, put this myth to rest as well.

I always thought it was a combination of full stomach and alcohol. Never heard of tryptophan.

>"nothing says AMERICA quite like consuming huge portions of food." fixed that for ya.

I always thought it was my dad's noxious turkey farts that were making me tired.

Eating meat causes real poverty, real hunger and real death significantly.

0:56 Anyone else noticed his huuuuuge bulge down there?.... Just sayin

Thank you. I've always wanted someone to confirm or debunk this myth.

It may make me sleepy but I don't care. I love turkey so much.

The video is late, the article is from November of last year.

i used to eat arrows... then i took a turkey to the knee..

"tryptophan" : the walk towards the airconditioning...:D

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+Northern whisper ASMR Amazing! I'm going to check out more of your videos now. Sleeping is hard during the holidays.. small house.. 300 relatives over at once haha.

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Still watching it even though it's not live, thanks!

+Plushie Animal Adventures I wanna say you inspire me so much, so keep up the good work. I hope too see more vids soon. Stay fabulous ❤️

+gtunsworth The guinea pigs are really good! I have all three that they make. :) That sounds fun!

+Plushie Animal Adventures Ok thanks I am ordering the Hansa Guinea pigs and a real cage and hay and all that

+gtunsworth I don't know. That would all be personal opinion. I don't know why any brands wouldn't be good for roleplay, unless they don't fit some people's preferences.

+Plushie Animal Adventures for roleplay reasons if not do you recommend any brands that are good for roleplay

+gtunsworth That depends on what you want out of it... Most aren't very soft and cuddly, but can be very realistic looking.

+Plushie Animal Adventures Do you think Hansa is a good brand

+gtunsworth I have a german shepherd too! :D And a Kangaroo and a koala.

+Plushie Animal Adventures FAO is awesome I have a pug and German Shepard. Btw you are a great help

+gtunsworth Well, it depends on what you're looking for. Like what size? Toys R Us sells pretty nice stuffed animals that aren't too expensive, but of course, the bigger you want, the more they cost. Hansa Toys has really realistic stuffed animals and the small ones, like guinea pigs, aren't expensive, but the larger ones cost a LOT. The thing is, though, most of the stuffed animals I have are 10+ years old and the brands they are don't exist anymore, so I'm still learning what brands there are. FAO seems good and can be bought at Toys R Us. That's all I know, currently. Sorry, I'm no help. :(

+Plushie Animal Adventures do you have any nice stuffed animal brands that are fairly cheap

+gtunsworth Thanks! That's awesome! I hope to do more roleplay videos soon, I just haven't had the time or space lately. Holiday season is very busy. :) If you have any suggestions of videos you'd like to see, feel free to let me know.

+Plushie Animal Adventures I love them keep up the good work, I roleplay with my stuffed animals because of you

+gtunsworth I don't recall where I bought him. I have had him for 10+ years. He is a Fur real Friends bear, though. You can't buy them new, but some are available on Ebay. I hope you enjoyed the video.