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The meat, but a lot of other foods do too. It is a myth that turkey makes you fall asleep.
http://www.snopes.com/food/ingredient/turkey.asp
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What is the relationship of tryptophan to niacin?
The body uses tryptophan to create niacin.
Tryptophan what does it do to your body?
It makes you sleepy
Tryptophan can be used in the body to synthesize?
Niacin
Can niacin be synthesized in the body?
yes from tryptophan
When the diet contains an adequate amount of protein the body can synthesize niacin from the amino acid?
tryptophan is the amino acid precursor of niacin
What is the drug in turkey that makes you sleepy?
Turkey has an amino acid called tryptophan, which helps the body produce serotonin, a chemical that plays a key role in sleep.
What body of water touches greece's eastern and northern shores and turkeys western shore?
It is the Aegean Sea, which is part of the Mediterranean Sea.
How much blood do turkeys have in their body?
sixteen ounces
What are the effects of Triptophan?
Tryptophan is an amino acid that is important for building proteins. It is essential for normal growth and nitrogen balance. The body uses Tryptophan to make niacin which is a vitamin, and melatonin which is a hormone. The body also uses it to make serotonin, a neurotransmitter that plays an important role in depression and anxiety. Tryptophan can be used in the treatment of insomnia, depression, behavioral disorders, stress, and premenstrual syndrome (PMS).
Where is melatonin made?
Melatonin is made from the amino acid tryptophan. Tryptophan is an essential amino acid, that is, the body cannot make it; we need to get it through the foods we eat. Tryptophan is found in a wide variety of foods. As we consume tryptophan during the day, the body converts it into serotonin, an important brain chemical involved with mood. Serotonin, in turn, is converted into melatonin. This conversion occurs most efficiently at night.
When the diet contains an adequate amount of protein what amino acid can be used by the body to synthesize niacin?
tryptophan
Why does milk relax?
Milk contains tryptophan which in the body converts to the sleep inducing hormones melatonin and serotonin.
