Appetite Comes With… Cold

2024 Author: Jasmine Walkman | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 08:29

When the thermometer starts to fall, the wind intensifies, the snowflakes scatter and everything dies, a person is required to stay at home and fall into a deep hibernation. But also to eat. And to eat more than normal. Is not it? And why? Is it just the pleasure of food that is to blame? No, don't worry, there are a number of studies that exonerate him. And they think he's the big culprit the cold.

As the temperatures freeze, the urge to eat something tasty increases and is difficult to control. The majority of men and women prefer to stay at home and save a lot of pain in the cold. And this seasonal depression is often excused with extreme greed and the excuse that it covers the real need for energy.

And yes, increasing calorie intake is perceived as a battle against the cold. To feel good again and to protect themselves from low temperatures, many people warm their souls with comforting plates and portions of food. In fact, studies show that they are in the majority. 59% of women and 72% of men admit that they eat richer foods in winter than in other seasons, and 65% of men and 51% of women do not hide that they reach for breakfast more often on the day when it is cold.

But in fact, according to experts, you do not need to eat for two. They believe that winter hunger is an excuse rather than really related to the cold.

Theoretically, our body maintains a temperature of about 37 ° C. In winter, it requires more energy, as the cold depletes the energy reserves that maintain this temperature. In this situation, the logic that when we eat, we fight the cold, is really iron. This is called thermoregulation.

Is that really the case, though?

Experts remind that in the cold weather in winter we have a habit of not showing our noses very often outside. We also rely on warmer clothes to protect us. And we also reduce our physical activity more or less. These are factors that show that we consume less energy reserves than usual. So high-calorie foods do not seem necessary at all.

And yet, in addition to the body, the mood also suffers from the cold. And most people admit that the taste of food improves their mood. What could be better than a sweet chocolate cake in the dark of an early afternoon? Or fragrant roast meat, garnished with potatoes and sauce, on a snowy evening?

Nothing can stop us from having a little joy with a hot croissant or hot chocolate whenever it protects us from the cold outside!

Winter can be really delicious!