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Why Am I So Tired After Eating Now? The Midlife Food Coma, Explained

Milan_Jovic/Getty ImagesAt this point in my life, I've started to accept that a daily midafternoon slump is simply part of my reality. I sit down for lunch, trading half an hour for what I hope is the energy boost I need to buoy me through the rest of the afternoon. It’s usually something light-ish — maybe a tomato sandwich, or a salad, or sometimes just whatever leftovers my kids didn’t eat from dinner the night before. But 20 minutes later, without fail, I feel like I could literally lie down on the kitchen floor and take a big ol’ nap.Colloquially, we refer to this as a food coma… or, if yo...