What is 'the way to prevent fattening at the end of the year' indicated in the research?

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This season when the year-end party, Christmas, year-end and new year and events are pushing down, the concern is weight gain due to eating too much or lack of exercise. A simple knack to prevent fattening at the end of the year was shown by research.

Effectiveness of a brief behavioural intervention to prevent weight gain over the Christmas holiday period: randomised controlled trial | The BMJ
https://www.bmj.com/content/363/bmj.k4867

These Simple Tips May Prevent Holiday Weight Gain, Study Suggests
https://www.livescience.com/64271-tips-prevent-holiday-weight-gain.html

Researchers at Birmingham University in the United Kingdom conducted a survey on 272 men and women with age 18 and above and a BMI of 20 or more to check weight gain over the year-end and New Year holidays. Random participants recruited at workplaces, SNS, schools, etc. were divided into 2 groups of 136 people.

The research team asked one group to measure and record the weight at least twice a week during the year-end and new year study period. In addition, the group said that "10 tips for managing weight" was lectured. Some hints included something useful for diet such as "care about food size" "restrict alcohol and sweet drinks" "daily exercise is important".

In addition, a list was also distributed to this group to show how much exercise is needed to consume the calories of food that you eat on holidays. In the list, for example, "16 minutes running is necessary to consume three calories of roast potatoes" "33 minutes walking to consume the calorie of the grüw wine poured into a small glass It is said that items such as "need" were written.

On the other hand, the research team handed out only 136 people who became the control group a simple leaflet written about health, but did not do anything particularly lecture.

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The research team measured the weight of all the participants in November or December before Christmas vacation, and in January or February after about a month. As a result, although weight gain was not seen in the group where various lectures were done, it seems that the weight gain of 0.4 kg on average was confirmed on the control group who just received leaflets. Weight difference of 0.5 kg on average was confirmed between the two groups before and after Christmas holidays including New Year's holidays.

In other words, despite the fact that no restrictions were imposed besides "actually measuring and recording weight twice a week", there was a difference in weight gain during vacation merely by awareness That is why research indicated it. Although I think that it is small if it thinks that it is less than 1 kg, "The research team said that it is an important result," even if only slight prevention of weight gain is prevented, there is a positive influence on health " I will.

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