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Tue 01 Jan 2010Abrupt end to eating, drinking and being merry
MEDICAL MATTERS:It’s no wonder new year resolution success rates are so poor and obesity rates are climbing, writes DR MUIRIS HOUSTON
WELL, IT’S that time of year again – time for new year’s resolutions. Health is a perennial favourite in the “I must improve myself” category of resolution. Perhaps it’s a reaction to the “eat, drink and be merry” ethos of the Christmas break. But it is genuinely difficult to go from one extreme of behaviour to another. And as the old wives’ tale has it, “A sweet tooth maketh a sour disposition”.
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