Low carb diet

First and foremost, a programmer has a “sitting” job. So, when it comes to your diet, you need to reduce carbohydrates because eating them increases the sugar level in your blood. Sugar gives energy, but it’s processed by your bodies just too quickly. In such a short time, the spike is created, and the body regulates it by injecting insulin to the blood, and that removes the sugar from the blood and makes us sleepy very quickly. So, you developers cannot be productive anymore and wishing for a nap during the working day. And the “quick fix” is to eat more sugar and get out of form even more.