> 32 — Percent of Americans whose New Year’s resolution is to lose weight
> 30 — Minutes of daily exercise recommended at minimum for adults
> 2,000 — Daily caloric intake standard used on nutrition labels (individual calorie needs vary by height, weight, age, and activity levels)
> 195.5 — Average weight of the American male 20 and older
> 166.2 — Average weight of an American female 20 and older
> 26 — Pounds gained annually by someone who eats 250 more calories a day than recommended without upping exercise levels
> 250 — Calories in a 1.74-ounce package of peanut M&M’s, a small McDonald’s hamburger, or a 20-ounce Dunkin’ Donuts peppermint mocha hot coffee
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> 6,560 — Estimated number of calories Americans who celebrate Christmas consume that day
WHAT DOES A 155-POUND PERSON BURN IN 30 MINUTES OF . . . ?
> Running at 6 miles per hour — 372 calories
> Playing basketball — 298 calories
> Sleeping — 23 calories
> Watching TV — 28 calories
> Sitting in meetings — 60 calories
> Grocery shopping — 130 calories
> Shoveling snow — 223 calories
> Ice Skating — 260 calories
WHAT DOES A 185-POUND PERSON BURN IN 30 MINUTES OF . . . ?
> Running at 6 miles per hour — 444 calories
> Playing basketball — 355 calories
> Sleeping — 28 calories
> Watching TV — 33 calories
> Sitting in meetings — 72 calories
> Grocery shopping — 155 calories
> Shoveling snow — 266 calories
>Ice Skating — 311 calories
Sources: US Department of Health and Human Services; US Department of agriculture; Harvard Heart letter; ABC News; Centers for Disease Control; fame10.com; Nielsen