Beware of the calorie count of Thanksgiving dinner

What better way to celebrate the holidays than with tons and tons and tons of delicious Thanksgiving food? Next to none. However, while we enjoy that food in the moment, we may regret it the next day.

The average American will consume about 4,500 calories in a traditional Thanksgiving feast. 4,500! The daily suggested intake of calories is around 2,000.

Watch the video above to see just how that calorie count stacks up to other foods, and how long you'd have to run to work that food off.

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