FROM THE BEAUMONT HOSPITAL PRESS ROOM: A FAT TUESDAY PACZKI PACKS A POWERFUL PUNCH For those Americans still sticking to their New Year's resolution to diet, the first real test of the year is on its way. Over the next few days, people will be swarming bakeries around the country for their favorite Fat Tuesday treat-- the paczki (pronounced POONCH -key). Dr. Peter McCullough says that people have to be disciplined on Fat Tuesday. "They certainly can wreck a person's commitment to a diet," says Peter McCullough, M.D., Medical Director of the Beaumont Weight Control Center. "A typical five ounce paczki contains about 420 calories, 25 or more grams of fat, and is loaded with refined carbohydrates which are directly converted into fat." The paczki are rich pastries similar to donuts. They are made from richer dough and are typically filled with jelly, preserves, custard or prune butter. Traditionally, they are eaten the day before Lent begins. The annual Fa...
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