Carb rich lunch & sleepiness

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robmckim2
robmckim2 Posts: 23 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Does anyone know the correlation between eating a lunch that's carb rich (pizza) and then becoming very sleepy? It's as if the food goes straight to my eyelids and makes it hard to focus or do anything; quite lethargic feeling, if I had to guess.:sad:

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  • wolfpack77
    wolfpack77 Posts: 655
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    Feeling sleepy after meals is a common symptom of insulin resistance, a risk factor for diabetes.
  • VMarkV
    VMarkV Posts: 522 Member
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    Eat all of your daily carbohydrates a few hours before bedtime, avoid carbohydrates during active hours...carbs fuel a cascade that leads to melatonin production/sleepiness...best use them to your advantage.

    People who exercise regularly and eat reasonably (not eating/drinking refined sugary garbage) have nothing to fear about insulin. Don't let people scare you into being a carbaphobe for fear of Diabetes
  • AlabasterVerve
    AlabasterVerve Posts: 3,171 Member
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    Don't let people scare you into being a carbaphobe for fear of Diabetes
    Says the 25 year old...

    lol
  • VMarkV
    VMarkV Posts: 522 Member
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    Don't let people scare you into being a carbaphobe for fear of Diabetes
    Says the 25 year old...

    lol
    Says the chemist/pharmacy student, who happens to have grown up with a diabetic brother and mother pharmacist
    This is why I don't like posting in forums anymore, too many faceless know-it-alls who play judge, maybe if I was a 12yo...
  • AlabasterVerve
    AlabasterVerve Posts: 3,171 Member
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    And knowing how prevalent diabetes is your recommendation is not to worry about it?! Ok...
  • VMarkV
    VMarkV Posts: 522 Member
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    And knowing how prevalent diabetes is your recommendation is not to worry about it?! Ok...

    You really are ignorant, all substances are poisonous, what matters most is the quantity. I don't think you realize that villainizing carbohydrates as the sole cause of diabetes is a rather childish concept. Unfortunately, diabetes is much more complicated than you think, and fortunately, you are not in the healthcare industry to spread your ignorance.

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