Holiday Eating Habits
CORRECT ANSWER: C. First to be metabolized is alcohol, which is sent directly to the liver to burn up within minutes. Liquids follow, and over the next few hours the body breaks down solid foods, disposing first of carbohydrates, then protein, leaving fats for last. Why? Because fats are more complex to break down. This is another reason why, after overeating, it's so often the fat calories that will be left over.
So you ate a few too many helpings of stuffing or knocked back more cups of eggnog than you planned — what to do the day after to keep those fat calories from sticking around for good.