Christmas dinner nearly 1,500 calories - Health, Diet and Fitness Today - 23/12/09
Posted: 23/12/2009 at 06:45pm by Rich Leigh, founder of Fat Free Fitness
Families should resurrect the traditional Christmas walk to keep healthy, according to a statement today from the Government.
Going by generally accepted calorie allowances, a typical festive meal, including turkey, stuffing, roast potatoes and Christmas pudding, contains 1,470 calories, more than half of men’s recommended daily calories and three quarters of women’s.
Almost a third of the total is made up of just four small roast potatoes, estimated to contain around 400 calories.
Many news outlets are reporting that brisk walking burns off ‘just’ 210 calories an hour, something I’m not entirely sure should even come in to it – calorie expenditure depends entirely on the individual's weight, age, gender and more, also a reason not to necessarily treat the calorie display on exercise equipment as gospel.
Ministers, (rightly so in our minds!) have insisted that physical activity can make a real difference to health. Personally, I think that simplifying it to the fact that you’ll burn ‘just’ 210 calories isn’t the right message for media outlets to be conveying – healthy lifestyles are much more than just calories in versus calories out.
Gillian Merron, public health minister, said: “Whatever the weather, a traditional festive walk is a great way for families and friends to avoid that sluggish feeling and have a more active Christmas.
“Being more physically active can make a real difference to your health – taking that extra walk is something we can all enjoy as a family.” 
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