Numbers Game: 'Tis That Time of Year...

A prospective study on holiday weight gain published in the New England Journal of Medicine in the year 2000 found that, on average, people gain ________ pound(s) during the holidays (from mid-November to early January).

a) 1

b) 2.5

c) 3

d) 5

Leave your guess in the "comments" section and come back on Tuesday for the answer!