More

Holiday Weight Gain Examined By Studies On Link Between Gluttony And Winter

NPR.org    
Posted: 12/19/11 02:40 PM ET

Holiday Weight Gain

NPR.org:

If you feel hungrier as winter draws near, you're not alone. Even though most of us spend our days in climate-controlled offices and homes, our appetites seem to change when the days grow shorter. Some researchers say it's our primitive impulses prompting us to stockpile calories for the winter ahead.
Read the whole story
FOLLOW HUFFPOST FOOD

If you feel hungrier as winter draws near, you're not alone. Even though most of us spend our days in climate-controlled offices and homes, our appetites seem to change when the days grow shorter. Som...
If you feel hungrier as winter draws near, you're not alone. Even though most of us spend our days in climate-controlled offices and homes, our appetites seem to change when the days grow shorter. Som...
Related News On Huffington Post:
 

Read more from Huffington Post bloggers:
Ben Greenfield

Ben Greenfield: How To Avoid Holiday Weight Gain

Once the holidays arrive, your tidy, type-A, strictly scheduled world can begin to unravel, and a number of factors make it easy to gain weight around this time of year. You can avoid these issues, however, by planning ahead.

Filed by Joe Satran  |  Report Corrections

More in Food...


 
 
  • Comments
  • 1
  • Pending Comments
  • 0
  • View FAQ
Post Comment Preview Comment
To reply to a Comment: Click "Reply" at the bottom of the comment; after being approved your comment will appear directly underneath the comment you replied to.
View All
Recency  | 
Popularity
photo
wellingtonian
55 Fans
03:13 PM on 12/19/2011
I'm going blame it on the fact that Christmas time (for me) is when all the best produce is ready so you pig out on them.
Permalink  |