# The post-lunch dip in performance

Monk TH · Clinics in Sports Medicine 24(2):e15–e23 · 2005



## Key finding

The early-afternoon dip is a normal circadian feature, largely independent of lunch — 'that's the point'.



[Read the paper](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=The+post-lunch+dip+in+performance)

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