Episode 15: Can Turkey Make You Sleepy?
Oct 31, 2008
Why do we feel sleepy after a big Thanksgiving meal? Is there
something in the turkey? Are cranberries good for our kidneys?
These are some of the questions our experts will explore. Chris I.
Cheeseman of the University of Alberta will talk about tryptophan
in turkey. (Begins at 3:17.) L. Lee Hamm of Tulane University
School of Medicine will discuss what the research shows about
cranberries and kidney health. (Begins at 8:58)
Kevin Heffernan (13:26) will talk about his study, aimed at trying
to uncover why African-American men have a higher rate of
hypertension than white men. The research team from the University
of Illinois, Urbana Champaign, found some early signs of vascular
damage in young, healthy African-American men and found that
measuring central blood pressure may be a better way of identifying
those at risk.
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Total time: 21:13