Food coma
Food coma is a slang term for the lethargic state induced by overindulgence in carbohydrate-laden food. A biological mechanism known as the shell-core effect causes the circulatory system to redirect bloodflow from the extremities to vital core-level processes (i.e., regulating core body temperature). As a result, the brain's intake of oxygenated blood is restricted so that the stomach can metabolize large quantities of complex carbohydrates.
The proper medical terminology for this concept is postprandial hypotension[citation needed].
In African American Vernacular English, this phenomenon is known as the itis.
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