Why do people say bananas give you energy but people also say they make you sleep better? Don’t they contradict?
In: Biology
The overwhelming majority of health claims that people make about food are made up nonsense. However, your example might not necessarily be bullshit.
All food gives you energy. Thats its entire function. You’re taking in chemicals that your body can use as fuel to make energy.
Its also possible that bananas contain a particular chemical that aids in sleep. Instead of making you sleepy, it helps you stay asleep, or keeps you in REM for longer, or whatever. Measuring sleep quality is kind of difficult outside of a lab, so we often rely on people’s stories for that kind of data.
Turkey is a good example of this. Turkey will absolutely give you energy. Its a nutrient dense food that your body can run off of. It also contains tryptophan, which in sufficiently high doses will make you very sleepy.
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