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Controlling the Turkey Dinner damage
Posted: 11.23.2011 at 7:03 PM
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It's the most gluttonous day of the year; Thanksgiving, that day before Black Friday A.K.A. fat Thursday. A day that can make a dietitian cringe.

“One meal is not going to kill you but, thanksgiving meals can be more than one meal, because we go back for seconds and we go back for thirds,” said registered dietitian Frank Heredeen. “We eat foods we probably wouldn't eat normally, and we eat them in amounts we wouldn't normally eat them.”

Those big plate servings can easily add up. The average person is going to take in about 3500 calories on Thanksgiving. Nearly twice the recommended daily intake.

But some things you can do to lessen the impact like taking a short walk before and after eating and slowing down when you eat so you get full faster.

“Before you start eating, drink a couple of glasses of water because you cut down on the room,” said Heredeen.

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