To all the folks in the United States, Happy Thanksgiving! Once again we have entered into the holiday season, which for many people involves eating...a LOT of eating! Some amount of overindulgence is kinda the point of feast days like Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years, as part of the celebration of things for which we are thankful. However, for too many people these holidays turn into multiple days or weeks of overindulgence that inevitably lead to weight gain. In fact, as Santana points out, there is scientific literature documenting the phenomenon that people tend to gain several pounds over the holidays, then resume their normal, maintenance level eating habits in January. The net effect is people slowly get fatter, year over year.

 

So, this episode is a PSA, that Thanksgiving, and Christmas and New Years, are holidays... not seasons, at least when it comes to eating. Enjoy the abundance of these days, enjoy the time you have with friends and family, but when they're over, get right back to your normal eating habits. A little bit of restraint can help you avoid digging a big hole that you have to get out of in January, just to get back to where you were before the holidays started.

 

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