Lose weight through cold tolerance

Reducing heating equipment in the winter not only saves money but can also make you more slim.

Experts believe that cold tolerance can be a viable and healthy way to lose weight. In contrast, warm homes and offices can contribute to your waistline.

This hypothesis was made by Dutch scientists after 10 years of research on the effects of cold on metabolism.

Coping with the cold is said to help increase metabolism and burn calories that accumulate in the body, making people more slim.(Artwork: Health News)

The researchers found that the temperature in the room changed much and the closer it reflected the temperature outside, it could be very good for health. They found that, at least in young and middle-aged people, the production of heat to not tremble when confronted with cold edges can account for up to 30% of the body's energy storage.

That means, lower temperatures can significantly increase burned calories, instead of being stored as fat in the human body. A team of researchers in Japan discovered a decrease in body fat after volunteers spent 2 hours a day at a temperature of 17 degrees C for 6 weeks.

Experts from Maastricht University Hospital (Netherlands) also discovered that people will get used to the cold over time. Specifically, after 6 hours / day in the cold for 10 consecutive days, the amount of brown fat produced in the body will increase and people will feel better and less shaky.

Writing in Trends in Endocrinology & Metabolism, the researchers concluded: "Room temperatures in most buildings are adjusted to minimize the incidence of discomfort. This leads to a relative room temperature. High in the winter in offices, houses, hospitals, . The lack of exposure to temperature changes makes people more susceptible to diseases such as obesity. before sudden changes of ambient temperature ".