What Really Happens With Over Eating? [Video]

Thinkstock[/caption]This Thursday is the day of stuffing and I'm not necessarily talking about the bread type stuff that you put on your plate, but rather what we all do to our bodies.

Thanksgiving is a day of being thankful for the many blessings in our life, but how do we celebrate? We eat, then eat some more and finally eat again. It's our one day out of the whole year to throw our diet completely away and pick up the fork.

This Thanksgiving, make sure to be thankful for the fact that you can continue to eat, well after you’ve unzipped your pants and stretched your waist size to a number that some may confuse with an area code.

Don’t get me wrong. We Americans overeat every other day, too. Just go to a local buffet on any given night and observe.

So, what exactly is going on in our bodies when we keep shoving sweet potatoes and stuffing down our throats? This video gives you the science. Consider it brain food to go along with all the other food you barely take the time to chew.

And don’t worry about eating too much on Thanksgiving. After all the inevitable “I’m never eating again” mumbo jumbo you’ll spew, it’ll soon be Black Friday and what better excuse is there for pigging out besides the need for fuel to cope with your fellow shoppers?