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Article: Average Thanksgiving Day Meal Is More Than 3000 Calories and Contains Up to 229 Grams of Fat; American Council on Exercise Shares Secrets to Stay Healthy and Fit During the Holiday.
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- November 25, 2003
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SAN DIEGO, Nov. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- From the golden, roasted turkey to the buttery mashed potatoes to the slice of homemade pumpkin pie, Thanksgiving is a festival of favorite family foods. For many though, it's also a guilt-ridden, downward spiral of diminishing willpower and unhealthy, unwanted pounds continuing through the New Year.
The American Council on Exercise (ACE), America's non-profit fitness advocate, suggests balancing caloric intake over a several day period and committing to physical activity to stay healthy through the holidays.
"To burn off a 3000 calorie Thanksgiving Day meal, a 160 lb. person would have to run at a moderate pace for ...