system
Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
ELI5: When we eat too much, why do we get tired? Shouldn't we instead get a lot of energy from the food?
gpt
Digestion takes a lot of energy. Your body likes to digest things as soon as possible to make more fuel for further shenanigans. You digest things much more efficiently when your body doesn't have to do anything else. Therefore...Sleep is a viable option after eating a large meal that needs time to digest.