Tiredness after eating

"I am always so tired in the afternoon. I feel so drowsy as soon as I eat." I told my mom on the Skype yesterday. And mom said that my eating habits might be the main cause of tiredness. 


In the article "Why am I so tired after eat", the writer Judd Handler said that following eating habits could be the causes of fatigue:

• Not eating all three macro-nutrients at every meal (protein, natural dietary fat, and slow-burning, low starch carbohydrates)
• Interval between meals is too long
• Not eating enough or eating too much
• Eating too much sugar

In fact, I am guilty of at least three of those followings. I usually eat only two meals in a day. Because I prefer sleeping to eating, I always skip breakfast and go to classes in the morning. For me, I would rather save  few more minutes for sleeping than get up earlier for the breakfast. Sometimes I even skip the lunch because I am so lazy to go to the Student Union. And because I did not eat enough, I look for some snacks like chocolate chip cookie, which contains a lot of sugar. 

And then I started to concern about my health. Fortunately, the article said, "Small changes in nutrition and eating habits can make a huge difference". 

1. Eat balanced meals. It helps people to regulate blood sugar levels and prevent energy crashes. 

2. Eat within 5 hours. Stay five hours without eating will make you crash. 

3. Eat less sugar. Jonah Lehrer, writing for Wired, points out that orexin - a brain chemical that keeps you feeling awake -  is inhibited when you consume sugar.

Although feeling tired after eating is not a serious symptom, it would be better for people's health if they eat balanced food, and eat more regularly.