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t m c » p u l s e | j a n / f e b 2 0 1 7 13 • Texas Children's Hospital Clinical Care Tower 6701 Fannin Street Houston, TX 77030 • Texas Children's Hospital West Campus 18200 Katy Freeway Houston, TX 77094 • Texas Children's Health Center Cy-Fair 11777 FM 1960 West Houston, TX 77065 • Texas Children's Specialty Care Kingwood Glen 19298 W. Lake Houston Parkway Humble, TX 77346 • Texas Children's Health Center Sugar Land 15400 Southwest Freeway, Suit e 200 Sugar Land, TX 77478 • Texas Children's Hospital The Woodlands 17580 Interstate 45 South The Woodlands, TX 77384 Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Locations Specialized Care & Treatment for Young Athletes © 2017 Texas Children's Hospital. All rights reserved. TMC003r1_010917 832-22-SPORT TMC003r1_ad_SportsMed_TMCPulse.qxp_Layout 1 1/9/17 2:42 PM Page 1 Cornelious and Markofski both recommend taking standing breaks during commercials or even going outside to throw a football around during the Super Bowl. Or, when a player makes a touchdown, drop to the floor and do as many pushups as the score of the winning team. "Try to make it fun, like whoever can do the most jumping jacks in a certain period of time can have the recliner when the game comes back on," Cornelious said. Instead of spreading food out in front of the television, Markofski recommends keeping the food in the kitchen so people have to get up and walk for it. Trick everyone into thinking they're filling up by using smaller plates. And because soda and alcohol have so many calories, keep plenty of water on hand so people can rehydrate and reduce calories at the same time. "One day of eating like this isn't going to give you heart disease," says Markofski, who studies the effects of exercise and nutrition on muscle function and bio- markers associated with disease risk. "But a continued pattern of eating foods high in fat and carbohydrates is not helping your risk." 1 B I L L I O N chicken wings 1 2 . 5 M I L L I O N pounds of bacon 1 1 M I L L I O N pounds of potato chips 10 M I L L I O N pounds of ribs 8 M I L L I O N pounds of tortilla chips 4 M I L L I O N pounds of pulled pork/pork shoulder 4 M I L L I O N pounds of popcorn 3 M I L L I O N pounds of nuts Sources: National Pork Board, Snack Food Association, National Chicken Council, National Restaurant Association CHEW ON THIS | Food consumed around the country on Super Bowl Sunday Chili is so versatile. It can sit in the middle of the Super Bowl spread or be a side dish. — JON BUCHANAN Third Coast Executive Chef