https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/5nrBw8X5NhXxv04J7H1vn2J/the-body-fat-that-can-make-you-thin

A discussion on Lemmy reminded me of this story that Dr Karl told about 38 billion times on the 5Live Science show. One thing that really does speed up your metabolism is the cold. Like really cold, Antarctica cold. It turns your fat into brown fat which gets burned for energy. Dr Karl had a story about some women who put on extra weight before a trip to Antarctica, but even with all the extra fat they put on and the extra calories they were eating, it all melted away during that trip.

Also, the body burns more or less the same amount of calories a day, whether you're active or sedentary. So exercise isn't an effective way to lose weight, as your body will just reduce the calories it burns on other things. The amount of energy you use just to stay alive outweighs how much you'd burn from doing a run. Anyway. #Exercise is really good for other things! Not weight loss, but it has *loads* of other benefits, so try to stay active.

I'm now going to guiltily look at my 5kg weights that haven't seen much action lately. And my bike that I haven't been able to ride because I don't know the cycle route to work and the bus route goes on a motorway.

#weightloss #diet #health #DrKarl