Published: December 29, 2023
Being a time of celebration, many traditional Christmas foods tend to contain large amounts of fat and sugar. Like the British, Danish Christmas feast food with rich food includes roast pork, sugar-glazed potatoes and desserts with whipped cream.
Being aware of higher blood cholesterol levels
Study finds cholesterol levels tend to be higher right after the Christmas holiday period than at other times of the year. And the study’s lead author and a clinical biochemist at the University of Copenhagen, Dr. Anne Langsted said “Our study shows strong indications that cholesterol levels are influenced by the fatty food we consume when celebrating Christmas.”(1)
Another study is that the researchers suggest that high cholesterol following Christmas feast food could be temporary, and so with New Year diets or fitness plans may bring levels back down again. Therefore, they suggested people should not be diagnosed with high cholesterol in December or January without having their cholesterol levels re-tested a few months later.(2)
Being aware of higher blood sugar levels
Eating too much rich food will not only increase cholesterol levels but also increase blood sugar levels. You may find that you have higher blood sugar levels than usual over the Christmas period because your diet is likely to change, but try not to stress. All you need to do is that testing your blood glucose levels more regularly, to keep an eye on things over this time. If you get back on track soon afterwards, this should not have a long-term effect on your diabetes.(3)
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REFERENCES
- Cholesterol levels tend to spike after Christmas, study finds [online] Available from: https://www.minnpost.com/second-opinion/2019/01/cholesterol-levels-tend-to-spike-after-christmas-study-finds/ [Accessed 2 December 2023]
- Are you experiencing a post-Christmas cholesterol level ‘spike’? [online] Available from: https://www.nicswell.co.uk/health-news/are-you-experiencing-a-post-christmas-cholesterol-level-spike [Accessed 20 December 2023]
- christmas and diabetes [online] Available from: https://www.diabetes.org.uk/guide-to-diabetes/enjoy-food/eating-with-diabetes/christmas-food-and-diabetes [Accessed 12 December 2023]