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A Ho Ho Healthier Christmas

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Public Health Agency

The average person consumes about 6,000 calories on Christmas Day. Let's face it, if you can't overindulge at Christmas, when can you?

However, the unwanted weight gain over the holidays can lead to guilt kicking in before the New Year resolutions start.

The Public Health Dietitians have created a short video providing 5 top tips to stay healthy and help you avoid gaining too much weight over Christmas.

You can watch it by following the link below

A Ho Ho Healthier Christmas

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