[摘要]食物昏迷”指的是在饱餐一顿之后感到无精打采，困倦难耐，通常是因为在食物消化过程中血液大量涌向肠胃的缘故。但如果你只是吃了几块零食，就不用担心陷入“食物昏迷”。

上班族午饭后回到公司“饭气攻心”，容易打瞌睡？俗话说“饱懒饿新鲜”——我们可能都有这样的感觉，那就是饥饿的时候头脑敏锐，而饱餐之后很容易犯困。人吃饱了饭，血液集中去胃部工作，脑部血液供应减少，头就有点昏，人就想睡觉。

You've just finished a big meal, and you're stuffed. You're thinking of taking a walk or even a stretch before clearing the table, but the thought of just getting out of your chair seems like a challenge.

刚吃了一顿大餐，肚里饱饱的，正想着收拾桌子前散散步做做运动，但似乎困得都瘫在椅子上了。

The idea of taking a snooze on the couch seems more and more appealing.

此时你越来越想在沙发上小睡一会儿。

Sounds familiar? There's a name for it: It's called postprandial somnolence -- commonly referred to as "food coma." The phenomenon refers to the tired, sleepy feeling that many of us experience after eating a big meal.

听起来很熟悉？这就是餐后困倦，一般称为“食物昏迷”，指的是在大吃一顿后感到昏昏欲睡，我们很多人都有体会。

Food coma refers to the feeling of listlessness, bordering on sleep, that one feels after eating a large meal, often caused by a rush of blood to the stomach and intestines during food digestion.

“食物昏迷”指的是在饱餐一顿之后感到无精打采，困倦难耐，通常是因为在食物消化过程中血液大量涌向肠胃的缘故。

You're not at risk of falling into a food coma if you're just having a few bites of a snack, though.

但如果你只是吃了几块零食，就不用担心陷入“食物昏迷”。