Why People Feel more hungry In winter?
Dr. Michael Smolensky, an expert in chronobiology (the study of the body’s natural rhythms and cycles) at the University of Texas at Houston, says that people who live in countries that are cold in winter eat more than they do in warmer seasons: “Adults typically consume 6 to 7 percent more calories in the winter.“
There could be many reasons why. Eating more in winter helped our ancestors to survive when food was scarce, and this drive to stock up on food reserves may be hardwired into our systems. So even though we have access to food pretty much 24 hours a day whatever the season, we still increase our consumption during the colder months, Times online reported.
Smolensky also notes that we discern tastes better in the evening and so enjoy food more.
Since we spend more time at home in the evenings during winter, perhaps we make food an even more important focal point of the day.
And it apparently takes more food to make us feel satisfied in the evening than earlier in the day, so it is likely that we go on snacking after our main meal because we are stuck inside with nothing to distract us if we still feel puckish.
If you snack while watching TV, the chances are that you go on eating without really registering what you consume.
An association between TV viewing and consumption of high-calorie snacks--obviously tucking into such energy-dense things as ice-cream, biscuits and cakes will add on extra pounds.
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