Although we look forward to Christmas time and the holidays, it seems our attention to our health wanders just a bit at that time. Does that two to four week indulgence have an impact on our health? Does it have a cumulative effect? Or are people responding by saying “just give me a break and let me enjoy my holiday.

A Leger Marketing poll recently looked at this issue and asked Canadians whether their health was foremost in their mind during the holidays.

• Dr. Richard Tytus, family doctor and Assistant Clinical Professor of Family Medicine at McMaster University