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AFTER the festive food and drink frenzy yesterday, you might be waking up to the fact that you worked through nearly three days’ worth of calories in your Christmas dinner.

The average Brit consumes more than 5300 calories on Christmas Day – which amounts to a whopping 190g of fat, according to a survey.

That’s nearly three times the recommended daily intake for women and more than twice the recommended amount for men.

And you probably consumed more than a day’s worth of calories before your festive meal.

So now it’s Boxing Day, you would need to do 19 hours of walking, 12 hours of aerobics or seven hours on the treadmill to burn off yesterday’s indulgence.

Most people probably started off Christmas Day with toast or cereal. But many of us cracked into the selection boxes as early as 9am – and over a third downed a celebratory tipple before noon.

Almost three-quarters of those polled said they don’t worry about their food intake over the festive period and more than 60 per cent said they feel they can eat what they want.

More than a third admitted they’re likely to crack open a bottle every day of the holidays.

Nutritionist Zuzanna Sobocinska urged people to switch back to healthier eating.

She said “Getting into a habit of consuming such a high level of calories and exceeding the recommended units of alcohol can have a negative impact on our health, which includes a higher risk of diseases such as diabetes or certain cancers.

“As it would take nearly one-and-ahalf marathons of walking to reverse one day of guilt-free feasting on Christmas Day, introducing a healthy, balanced diet along with regular exercise straight after Christmas is a recommended way to reverse the indulgence.”

The research, carried out as part of Wren Kitchens’ Festive Feast campaign, revealed if you ate like it was Christmas every day – you’d be 22st heavier this time next year.

Nutritionist and author Sarah Flower (www.everydaysugarfree.co. uk), said: “There is nothing you can do to off-set indulgence, no magic pill, but if you look at Christmas as just one day, rather than a whole month of indulgence as some do, then it won’t be too harmful.

“Drink plenty of water to help flush It’s hard to get off the couch after the festive feast but seeing how much exercise is needed to shift those extra pounds can help motivate you to ditch the chocs, put down the fizz and go for a walk out the body from the dehydrating alcohol and rich food.

“Go for a walk and get the blood flowing after a day of sitting around and eating too much.

“A study in the US found that a 15 minute walk, 30 minutes after eating a large meal, helps control blood sugar, lower triglycerides and prevent the risk of diabetes. It also helps aid digestion and burns calories.

“It’s fine to use up the leftover turkey, which is a lean meat, packed with protein and tryptophan.

“We have an abundance of lovely, nutrient-rich foods as this time of year so have on healthy nuts, salads, oily fish, berries and avocado.

“You can even try a hot salad with roasted Mediterranean vegetables, stir-fried brussels, topped with turkey, walnuts and feta.”

Moving tempting goodies out of the way can help.

Sarah said: “We are susceptible to sensory-specific satiety, a phenomenon that explains why we get bored with eating just one type of food. But being presented with a variety encourages us to keep eating long after we’ve had enough, such as the variation of colours in sweet tins such as Quality Street.

“If you are keen not to pile on the pounds this Christmas, clear all this away. It is better to ditch the food rather than eat it up and spend the next month feeling guilty and fighting the bulge.”

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