With the holidays comes delicious food. Food that may not be the healthiest and could lead to more unwanted insulation on our bodies.

Frances Mason with the University of Birmingham started the “Winter Weight Watch Study” with 272 volunteers.

“People gain a kilo of weight on average annually. Often this weight gain happens at Christmas, and is never fully lost. This could possibly be a factor driving the obesity epidemic,” says Mason.

The “intervention” group used regular weigh-ins and were educated on the exercise it would take to burn off calories from holiday food.

The “comparison” group was given a brochure with little information on living a healthy lifestyle.

At the end of the study, there was roughly a one pound difference between each of the groups.

Mason said, “This is why accurate self-monitoring is an effective strategy for weight management.”

Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/health-46481137