December 17, 2025

The “Season of eating” has officially began. It starts at Halloween and keeps going through the Superbowl. One of the biggest challenges is getting through the buffet line. You have heard people say they are so stuffed, they can’t eat another bite or they might blow up, or maybe throw up. Well, K-State Research and Extension Family and Consumer Sciences Specialist, Sharolyn Jackson, says that is because those people have gone beyond what’s call the “enjoyment curve”:

The average American gains two to five pounds, or more, during this time and most keep it on all year.

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