Yup. Sugar consumption begets insulin release.

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Post #204,418 by FuManChu 4/22/05 11:18:01 AM Reply	Yup. Sugar consumption begets insulin release. The insulin then diminishes (in your bloodstream) as the sugar does. If the sugar was easily digestible, the energy spike is sharper and so is the corresponding insulin spike; your body overcompensates, and your sugar and insulin levels can drop below where they were before the sugar consumption. That lull can put you to sleep = food coma.
Post #204,420 by ben_tilly 4/22/05 11:22:04 AM Reply	Everything in life involves feedback loops You'd think that we'd start to expect them after a while. But somehow there seems to always be a surprise when we push something and it pushes back! Cheers, Ben I have come to believe that idealism without discipline is a quick road to disaster, while discipline without idealism is pointless. -- Aaron Ward (my brother)

Up all ^%@!#^ night - (inthane-chan) - (32) - April 21, 2005, 05:13:21 AM EDT

I share your pain, brother -NT - (bionerd) - April 21, 2005, 08:14:13 AM EDT

You don't have the makings of a hacker then - (ben_tilly) - (30) - April 21, 2005, 08:56:33 AM EDT

s/I don't sleep well when the sun is up./I don't sleep well. -NT - (inthane-chan) - (29) - April 21, 2005, 11:10:09 AM EDT

Time to seek assistance from sweet, sweet beer. -NT - (pwhysall) - (1) - April 21, 2005, 01:34:14 PM EDT

Riiight. And destroy what little REM he *does* get. -NT - (FuManChu) - April 21, 2005, 04:07:39 PM EDT

Nothing hard physical labor won't fix. - (Andrew Grygus) - (26) - April 21, 2005, 01:45:39 PM EDT

Red wine + nice meal + a favourite film = sleep. - (pwhysall) - (15) - April 21, 2005, 01:55:45 PM EDT

Irish Coffee seems to work for me. At least it did years ago -NT - (folkert) - (14) - April 21, 2005, 03:41:30 PM EDT

Yeah, caffeine is soo good for your sleep... - (CRConrad) - (13) - April 21, 2005, 04:15:48 PM EDT

I can only sleep while under its influence. -NT - (folkert) - April 21, 2005, 04:22:34 PM EDT

Actually it puts you to sleep if you have low blood sugar! - (ben_tilly) - (11) - April 21, 2005, 04:27:37 PM EDT

Naah! Really? Naah, you're having me on! - (CRConrad) - (2) - April 21, 2005, 04:34:33 PM EDT

For real, according to my wife's training - (ben_tilly) - (1) - April 21, 2005, 04:41:59 PM EDT

My wife mentioned it too - (broomberg) - April 21, 2005, 04:51:23 PM EDT

Not bloody likely - (tuberculosis) - (6) - April 21, 2005, 05:20:29 PM EDT

Ironically, eating sugar causes a drop in blood sugar - (ben_tilly) - (5) - April 21, 2005, 05:42:00 PM EDT

With my kid its more like 10 -NT - (tuberculosis) - (2) - April 21, 2005, 06:03:49 PM EDT

But they are still bouncing at 20, yes? -NT - (ben_tilly) - (1) - April 21, 2005, 06:17:46 PM EDT

Oh yes -NT - (tuberculosis) - April 21, 2005, 07:19:59 PM EDT

Yup. Sugar consumption begets insulin release. - (FuManChu) - (1) - April 22, 2005, 11:18:01 AM EDT

Everything in life involves feedback loops - (ben_tilly) - April 22, 2005, 11:22:04 AM EDT

Personally experienced. - (inthane-chan) - April 21, 2005, 07:58:08 PM EDT

You're overlooking the obvious - (bionerd) - (9) - April 22, 2005, 12:48:46 PM EDT

Sometimes to his detriment - (tuberculosis) - April 22, 2005, 01:58:55 PM EDT

Women too. -NT - (jbrabeck) - (4) - April 22, 2005, 02:24:32 PM EDT

That's just because you're boring :-P -NT - (ben_tilly) - (1) - April 22, 2005, 02:29:54 PM EDT

And you said you'd never tell.. ;-O :-p -NT - (jbrabeck) - April 22, 2005, 02:53:04 PM EDT

Not me - (bionerd) - April 22, 2005, 02:45:51 PM EDT

Not true - (broomberg) - April 22, 2005, 06:36:09 PM EDT

But you have to have something for . . . - (Andrew Grygus) - (2) - April 22, 2005, 02:31:26 PM EDT

I got your headache night right here - (boxley) - (1) - April 24, 2005, 09:18:14 PM EDT

:-) -NT - (Another Scott) - April 24, 2005, 09:26:19 PM EDT