We are in the peak of winter. While we are currently in the pandemic and our mobility has already decreased significantly, the snowfall has pushed us into even more inactive days. This immediately pushed me to research and I wondered if there might be a connection between the winter season and weight loss. Here is the answer.
Body weight is affected by many things. Such as age, gender, physical activity, nutritional status, climate, geography, daylight hours, cultural differences. These occur in our bodies like a legacy inherited from our ancestors. Since we have included the climate here, it is time to explain why we are making this connection.
Since ancient times, humanity has fought against wild animals and harsh climatic conditions, and everything they have learned has been processed into our genetic structures. From those times, even into this modern age, some things have remained the same. That is protection against cold.
Our fat stores have many functions in the body. To give energy, to provide us with fat-soluble vitamins, to protect the body against impacts, to protect against cold and more. Our body is such a self-protective system that it works to increase body fat stores in order to maintain its own temperature in cold weather. We help this by moving less in winter, sleeping less, and eating more high-calorie diets compared to summer.
In a study conducted on female students in Japan, body weight tended to decrease from spring to summer. and showed a tendency to increase from summer to winter. They attributed this to the decrease in daily movements and the decrease in sleep time, but no significant difference was found. We can say that the reason for this is that the obesity rate in Japan is 3.5%. Obesity is very low in this country.
It would also be useful to take a multi-centered look. In a scientific study conducted in France and examining seven countries selected from the northern and southern hemispheres; It has been shown that weight increases from the beginning of autumn, and decreases from the end of spring.
All this does not mean that; “Winter is here, we are all doomed to gain weight.” It just means our tendency is increasing I think it's more accurate. We continue to lose weight with many of my clients in the clinic, regardless of winter or winter. You can also lose weight in the winter season with correct eating habits, increasing physical activity, quality and adequate sleep, and controlling stress levels. Just ask. We declared war on the codes embedded in our genetics and we are moving forward. Full speed ahead!
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