Despite popular belief, the tryptophan in turkey is probably not responsible for post-meal drowsiness or the “Eye-tiss” Thanksgiving sleepiness is more likely caused by drinking excess alcohol and eating a large, high-carbohydrate meal that the body must work hard to digest. While eating turkey on a completely empty stomach without any other food might make […]

The average Thanksgiving turkey weighs about 15 pounds and is 70 percent white meat and 30 percent dark meat. The National Turkey Federation estimated that in 2007, 46 million turkeys—one-fifth of the annual total of 235 million—were eaten at Thanksgiving. The first Thanksgiving in 1621 didn’t include mashed potatoes, pumpkin pie or cranberries. Deer, rabbit […]