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HOLIDAY HEALTHY EATING
John Myers, MD, Family Medicine, Baylor Scott & White Health

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HOLIDAY CELEBRATIONS OFTEN MEAN ENJOYING GREAT FOOD AND DRINK- BUT DOES HOLIDAY WEIGHT GAIN AUTOMATICALLY COME WITH IT?

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FAMILY MEDICINE DOCTOR JOHN MYERS SAYS ‘NO’- NOT IF YOU BALANCE YOUR BITES WITH SMART CHOICES AND EXERCISE. LOOKING FOR A SIMPLE WAY TO CUT BACK WITHOUT FEELING DEPRIVED THIS WINTER? HE RECOMMENDS COMMITTING TO ONLY DRINKING WATER THIS SEASON... AS A WAY TO IMPROVE HEALTH AND MAINTAIN WEIGHT.

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John Myers, MD
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MCLANE CHILDREN’S
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“We've had people come in with like uncontrolled diabetes, extremely high average blood sugar, who just stopped drinking sodas or sweet tea and their sugars normalized. I mean, it's amazing, but that's one very straightforward thing that can be done.”

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ACCORDING TO HARVARD HEALTH- PEOPLE TEND TO GAIN AN AVERAGE OF ONE POUND A YEAR- MOST OF IT AROUND THE HOLIDAYS.