Why do I advise you to lose weight in winter? Because the effect is so good

As soon as winter comes, men, women, old and young all turn into walking "zongzi", wrapping themselves in three layers inside and outside to resist the severe cold. Many people stop their weight loss efforts that have lasted for three seasons of the year. "Eat more in winter so that fat can generate heat" and "Wear thicker clothes in winter so that you won't be able to see if you're getting fatter"... This cycle continues, and every spring, people start a new year of weight loss.

Is winter not suitable for weight loss? Recently, the topic #冬不宜减肥是错# has become a hot search topic. The reporter interviewed Xiao Yao, a nutritionist at Nanjing Second Hospital, and learned that the cold winter will cause white fat to turn into brown fat. Activating brown fat in the body at this time can greatly improve fat burning efficiency, which is indeed a good time to lose weight.

When it comes to fat, people generally believe that it is harmful to health because too much fat can cause obesity, three highs, etc. In fact, there are roughly two types of fat in our body - white fat and brown fat, and brown fat is the good fat that helps lose weight in winter.

Xiao Yao introduced that white fat accounts for a relatively large proportion in the human body and is mostly located under the skin and around the internal organs. It is mainly responsible for storing energy for the human body and is the culprit that makes us fat. Brown fat accounts for a relatively small proportion in the adult body and is mostly located in the neck and shoulders, around the spinal cord, etc. It can consume white fat and convert it into heat.

Studies have shown that the cold winter temperatures can cause white fat to turn into brown fat. If we can work harder to activate the brown fat in our bodies, we can greatly improve the efficiency of fat burning, making it easier to lose weight and less likely to rebound. Therefore, proper exercise in winter can effectively activate the brown fat in the body and make it easier to achieve weight loss.

The weather is cold, and many people choose to "hibernate". They don't want to actively exercise to lose weight, nor do they want to starve themselves by dieting. As long as they don't gain weight, they can maintain their current weight! Xiao Yao said that if you don't want to gain weight in winter, you can start from the following three aspects:

Eat well. Don't skip breakfast, eat a full lunch, and eat less dinner. In winter, you can eat some foods with less fat, such as fish, shrimp, beef, mutton, etc.; at the same time, eat more low-calorie foods, such as tomatoes, fungus, radish, etc.; fresh vegetables and fruits should not be cut off.

Keep a happy mood and get more sun. In winter, the amount of sunlight is reduced, which can easily lead to depression, increased appetite and overeating. Getting more sun in winter can help improve your mood and maintain a healthy body.

The sleep time should be appropriate, neither too much nor too little. It is indeed difficult to leave the warm bed in winter, but too much sleep will make us feel hungry after waking up and increase our appetite, which is not conducive to maintaining weight; only with sufficient sleep time can the organs maintain a good metabolic rate and capacity.

If you don't want to go out for exercise in the cold weather but want to stick to your weight loss program all year round, Xiao Yao said that you can choose medium to low-intensity aerobic indoor exercises such as aerobics and stair climbing. The movements don't have to be too intense, and appropriately extending the exercise time will achieve twice the result with half the effort.

Zhang Shiyun, Yang Yu