Sleepiness after a Meal

Oct 4, 2015 14:27
Have you ever felt sleepy after your meal?

It is considered that this symptom is caused by a brain hormone "orexin."

Humans secrete orexin when hungry, then they get the urge to eat something, and the wakefulness is promoted.

However, when the belly is full, the secretion amount of orexin will decrease, and it will make us feel sleepy.

Therefore, you can keep wakefulness by skipping your meals, but don't do that because it brings more harm than good.

In order to increase the amount of orexin, and keep wakefulness, you should taste and enjoy your meals slowly over time.
食後の眠気

食後に眠気を感じたことはありませんか?

これは、脳内ホルモンの「オレキシン」が原因だと考えられています。

人間は空腹になるとオレキシンが分泌され、何か食べたいと感じるようになり、同時に眠気を覚まします。

しかし満腹になるとオレキシンの分泌が減り、眠くなります。

そのため食事を抜けば眠くなりませんが、デメリットが大きいので抜いてはいけません。

ゆっくりと食事を味わい、楽しむことで、オレキシンの分泌が増え、眠くもならないようです。
No. 1 シャル❇️

Good job ^^b
I have a Q though ^^;
What's the difference b/n 食後に眠気を感じたことはありませんか?and 食後に眠気を感じたことはありますか?

Toru
Thank you so much for the comment! :)
These are almost same, and I think many Japanese don't care about the difference, but there is a principle.

(In most cases,)
If you say "~はありませんか?," this will imply that you expect positive answer.
If you say "~はありますか?," this will imply that you expect negative answer.

I said "食後に眠気を感じたことはありませんか?," so this means that I expected to get positive answer, such as "経験したことがあります。"
シャル❇️
I didn't know about this principle. Thanks a lot!
No. 2 Timmy
  • Therefore, you can keep wakefulness by skipping your meals, but don't do that because it brings more harm than good.
  • Therefore, you can avoid sleepiness by skipping your meals, but don't do that because it brings more harm than good.

Interesting!

Toru
Thank you very much always for correcting my post! :D
Timmy
You are welcome!^_^
No. 3 デクラン
  • Sleepiness after a Meal
  • This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!
  • Have you ever felt sleepy after your meal?
  • This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!
  • It is considered that this symptom is caused by a brain hormone "orexin."
  • It is thought that this symptom is caused by the brain hormone "orexin."
  • Humans secrete orexin when hungry, then they get the urge to eat something, and the wakefulness is promoted.
  • Humans secrete orexin when hungry, then they get the urge to eat something, and the wakefulness is promoted.
  • However, when the belly is full, the secretion amount of orexin will decrease, and it will make us feel sleepy.
  • However, when the belly is full, the amount of orexin secreted will decrease, and it will make us feel sleepy.
  • Therefore, you can keep wakefulness by skipping your meals, but don't do that because it brings more harm than good.
  • Therefore, you can stay awake by skipping your meals, but don't do that because it brings more harm than good.
  • In order to increase the amount of orexin, and keep wakefulness, you should taste and enjoy your meals slowly over time.
  • In order to increase your amount of orexin, and avoid sleepiness, you should taste and enjoy your meals slowly over time.

I'll have to remember this when I'm doing my exams, so I can stay up late without getting tired, haha

Toru
  • It is thought that this symptom is caused by the brain hormone "orexin."
Thank you very much for correcting my post! :)
Haha, please be mindful of your health.
No. 4 karupin
  • Sleepiness after a Meal
  • This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!
  • Have you ever felt sleepy after your meal?
  • This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!
  • In order to increase the amount of orexin, and keep wakefulness, you should taste and enjoy your meals slowly over time.
  • In order to increase your amount of orexin, and stay awake, you should slow down and savour your meals slowly over time.

That explains a lot. haha
It can be quite difficult when you're hungry though - the hands do not cooperate and just shove food into your mouth at high speed.

Toru
Thank you very much for correcting my post! :)
It is said that eating with someone is good, because the conversation will prevent us from eating quickly.