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Does weather affect metabolism at all?

Posted on 14. Nov, 2010 by Krishnan.

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http://caloriecount.about.com/different-calorie-requirements-winter-q21374

Do I need more (or fewer) calories in the winter
compared to what I ate in the warmer months? Does weather affect
metabolism at all?

Answer

Your calorie requirements do not change with the
seasons. Shivering does increase the calories you burn actually spent
shivering, but as long as you have a source of heat and clothing to keep
body temperature normal, you will not burn extra calories to generate
heat. When people spend time outdoors in very cold weather, any extra
calories they may burn keeping warm are offset by the reduction of
calories burned in activity, which is usually hampered by heavy
clothing.

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Good night’s sleep helps in avoiding obesity

Posted on 30. Aug, 2009 by Krishnan.

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Wikipedia reports:

Scientists have uncovered an inverse relationship between the hours of
sleep and blood plasma concentrations of ghrelin; as the hours of sleep
increase, ghrelin concentrations were considerably lower, thereby
potentially reducing appetite and avoiding potential obesity.

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Mother diary’s probiotic milk

Posted on 22. Jul, 2009 by Krishnan.

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Well after a year of its launch, Mother Diary’s probiotic milk has finally made it to the shop in my apartment complex.

A bottle sells at Rs.10, is 100 ml and is based on the symbiotic combination of LA-5 and BB-12 which Yoplait has done long ago. Though presence of BB-12 is written on the bottle itself, curiously, Mother Diary’s own website does not mention BB-12.

The website also only mentions “billions of bacteria” without exactly specifying “how many billions of what” in each serving.

Each serving (of Mango flavour) is loaded with 12.3 grams of sugar for 100 ml and some fruit pulp, but it sure doesnt taste as “addictive” as Yakult. The date of packaging is printed on the cap of each bottle and you will need to add 21 days to determine whether or not you can consume it.

I clearly felt as if Rs. 10 bought more with Mother Dairy than with Yakult- there is 50% more milk per bottle!