With a few weeks until New Year's Day, it's still prime indulging season, the time of year when you may feel tempted to give into lots of treats, and worry about the consequences in January. But are some of the things you believe about holiday weight gainactually old wives tales? Here are five falsehoods and truths about how the holidays really affect your weight.
Most people gain a full size
A study out this year from Texas Tech University followed 48 men and 100 women between the ages of 18 and 65 for the six weeks between Thanksgiving and New Year's Day. At the beginning and end of the study, researchers measured the subjects' weights and body fat percentages. On average, the volunteers gained one and a half pounds (men about two pounds each, and about a pound for the women), far less than the 7 to 10 pounds often cited this time of year.
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