The average Brit will gain five pounds (or two kilos) over the four week festive period and consume around 6,000 calories on Christmas day. And if you thought Christmas parties were sin-free, think again! Brits will guzzle an extra 43 teaspoons of sugar in one yuletide night out!
All this indulgent eating and drinking doesn’t just affect your weight gain this winter, it can cause million of Brits to suffer painful, disruptive (and a little embarrassing!) digestion problems too.
A new report by the Henry Potter Advisory Committee reveals that nearly one in five described their digestive health as temperamental and troublesome, whilst one in 10 respondents described their digestive health as poor.
Of the 2,000 men and women aged 25 to 60 surveyed, Bloating was highlighted as a significant digestive health concern – nearly nine out of 10 (87.5 per cent) of those studied said they suffered from the problem.
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