RESEARCHERS have cracked the code on preventing the annual Christmas weight gain conundrum.
The solution? Unfortunately there's no secret pill: the key is in regular weigh-ins at home, plus simple weight-loss tips, a new study suggests.
The Universities of Birmingham & Loughborough in the UK divided 272 volunteers into two groups, instructing the "intervention" group to weigh themselves regularly and providing them with information on how much exercise was needed to burn the calories in Christmas food.
The comparison group didn't track their weight and were instead given a healthy lifestyle leaflet, which did not include dietary advice.
Lo and behold, the intervention participants ended up weighing 0.5kg less on average than the comparison group.
Time for another 370-calorie slice of Christmas pudding...followed by a 61-minute walk or 32-minute run?
legal action in the USA (where else?) has been launched by a man who claims his pinky finger was caught in an airline armrest mechanism for almost an hour.
Stephen Keys has lodged a case in the Los Angeles Superior Court against American Airlines and its regional operator SkyWest, saying the injury to his finger left him unable to perform routine tasks such as driving and playing with his children.
He's seeking substantial damages due to "weeks of intense pain and severe emotional distress".
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