Brits take Christmas excess to a whole new level.
On Christmas day almost 85% of us will eat more than three times our recommended daily calorie intake, according to new research.
A survey of 1,500 Brits carried out by Ocean Spray has found that we consume a whopping 7,000 calories on average, over the course of the day.The governments recommended intake is 2000 calories per day for women and 2500 for men.
To burn off that many calories you would need to run for nine hours straight  no wonder so many of us feel the need to diet in the New Year.
The British Heart Foundation has come up with a helpful list of simple suggestions that could help you shave your calorie consumption down to a healthier level, which includes having healthy starters and skinless turkey, and using chunkier spuds (they soak up less fat). If all this seems to take the shine off Christmas dinner, try and work off some of those calories with a long walk. By the time you down for the big meal, youll feel like youve earned it.
See the British Heart Foundations full list of suggestions for a healthier festive dinner.