Mens_HealthUSA_December_2016

68 MensHealth.com | December 2016

Weight Loss

Dodge the

Dangerous

Foods

Play Scrooge and avoid

these indulgences.

We know the party is late, but

don’t pound an energy drink.

People in a Northern Kentucky

University study who drank alco-

hol mixed with a caffeinated bev-

erage had a greater desire to drink

more alcohol than those who

had a decaf cocktail. A Red Bull

has 110 calories. A shot of liquor?

About 100. You do the math.

1

Kill the Buzz

People who ate while listening

to loud noise consumed about

49 percent more food than those

who were able to hear them-

selves chew, a Brigham Young

study found. The researchers

dubbed this the “crunch effect.”

Apparently, the sound of chew-

ing may help your brain identify

how much you’re eating.

2

Eat in Peace

If you have the option at the

party, choose a smaller wine

glass. People who sipped wine

out of a standard 300-milliliter

glass were less likely to have

another glass of vino than those

who sipped the same amount

of wine from a 370-milliliter glass,

according to a new study in the

journal BMC Public Health.

3

Wine Less

Party Smart

Look, it’s okay to let loose at a holiday event.

Forget about counting calories. Just focus on

a few simple changes to limit your intake

so you don’t succumb to a festivity-induced

food coma. By Megan DiTrolio

1 slice pumpkin pie

323 cal, 46g carbs, 25g sugar

1 large brownie

227 cal, 36g carbs, 21g sugar

Handful of nonpareils

200 cal, 31g carbs, 26g sugar

SAFER PICK Molasses or short-

bread cookies. (One medium

cookie has less than 65 cal ories

and 3 grams of sugar. That’s not

too awful, comparatively.)

1 slice yule log cake

450 cal, 58g carbs, 41g sugar

Entire roof section of a ginger-

bread house (unfrosted)

280 cal, 44g carbs, 12g sugar

4 oz summer sausage

380 cal, 0g carbs

SAFER PICK Fruitcake. No, really.

A slice has 139 calories and 12

grams of sugar. Plus, you’ll avoid

the mystery meat in that sausage.

At the Mall

SAFER PICK Black coffee...if

you need a pick-me-up. Other-

wise, get out of the mall, fast.

Cinnabon Caramel Pecanbon

1,080 cal, 146g carbs, 75g sugar

Auntie Anne’s Cinnamon

Sugar Pretzel

470 cal, 84g carbs, 29g sugar

Starbucks Gingerbread Latte

with whip (venti, whole milk)

450 cal, 50g carbs, 48g sugar

At the Office

As a Gift

Food styling: Eugene Jho/Plum Reps, prop styling:

Michele Faro/Brydges Mackinney; HUBERT TERESZKIEWICZ (icons)