where 10 is the base, 2 is the logarithm (i.e., the exponent or power) and 100 is the number. Using natural logs (loge or ln): Carrying all numbers to 5 significant figures, ln 30 = 3.4012 is equivalent to e3.4012 = 30 or 2.71833.4012 = 30.
According to research from the Calorie Control Council, the average American may consume more than 4,500 calories and a whopping 229 grams of fat during a typical holiday gathering from snacking and eating a traditional Thanksgiving dinner with turkey and all the trimmings.
1 The average Thanksgiving turkey weighs 15 pounds. 2  About 70 percent of that 15 pounds is white meat. 3  On a per capita basis, Americans consumed about 16 pounds of turkey in 2013. 4  That's almost twice as much as Americans consumed in 1970.