Fat bulges are certainly something unpleasant and undesired for the vast majority of people. It is almost impossible to look good in our tight clothes when we have fat bulges. In addition, this occurrence leads to jiggling of our thighs. The increased amount of these bulges puts us at greater risk from diseases like type 2 diabetes and heart disease and this is the reason why scientists are looking for the best way to eliminate them for years now.
Scientific Studies Suggest That Exposure to Cold Leads to Fat Cell Elimination
If we expose our body to cold, we can activate the brown fat which means that we can stabilize our weight and decrease obesity problems. Scientists are asking people to lower the temperature in the rooms during the winter period for few hours in order to feel the effects. They have made their study public and revealed it in the famous magazine published by the Endocrine Society called Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism.
They have analyzed the fat deposits in patients and figured out that during winter months, the fat located in the belly and thigh has shown tendency to turn brown compared to the same samples taken during the summer period. In other words, the lower temperature supports the process of transformation of white fat into white fat.
The vast majority of homes during the winter period have a temperature of about 21 C or 69 F, but in order to feel the effects, the experts from the Medical Centre from the Maastricht University in the Netherlands suggest lowering the temperature at a temperature between 15C (59F) and 17C (62F) for a few hours each day. The researchers claim that because people spend more time indoors in winter, our bodies cannot process the calories in a natural way in order to keep us warm.
In Addition, The New York Times has recently published a scientific study in which a large group of men slept in a specially designed metabolic chamber where the temperature was stabilized at slightly crispy 66 degrees. After one month of sleeping at 66 degrees, almost all men have increased their volume of brown fat for around 100%. In addition, they have also increased their insulin sensitivity and were able to burn more calories.
This is a occurrence also known as cold thermogenesis.
- Extreme intensity cold thermogenesis can be experienced by wearing a specially made ice vest and a pair of compression shorts that come with ice packs. In this way you will make your body shiver and burn calories at a very fast rate.
- Cold thermogenesis with moderate intensity means sitting in a room where the temperature is between 50 and 60 degrees with nothing else but your shorts on your body. This practice will lead to greater brown fat formation.
Practice Ice Therapy In order To Burn Significantly More Body Fat
The Four-Hour Body is a popular book written by Tim Ferriss. In this book people can read more about the process of activation of fat brown in order to significantly improve the fat burning capacity simply by exposing the body to very cold temperatures. Mr. Ferriss believes that by practicing this method people can increase their fat burning capacity for three times. All you need to do is to add ice therapy to your workout routine and healthy eating. An article published in the Livestrong magazine has confirmed Ferriss theory.
The ABC News has interviewed a NASA scientist who has confirmed that they have studied the effects of cold temperature on astronauts. They have witnessed a metabolism boost of about 20% in rooms where the temperature was around 60 degrees. A researcher from the Joslin Diabetes Center has also confirmed that about 3 ounces of brown fat have the ability to burn up to 500 calories per day.
Scientists Confirm that Popsicle’s Kill Fat, Leading to Dimples In Children
This interesting theory about fat cells being frozen and eliminated is not a new one. It was recently proven that this is the case with an interesting experiment. Popsicle Panniculitis is the scientific name of the occurrence in which exposure to cold produced by popsicles can lead to dimpling that occurs in the cheeks.
The occurrence of reddish areas on the cheeks of a 9-month-old boy has alarmed the parents. There was nothing wrong with their child in the first nine months of his life and they had no cases of problems in their family health history. In addition, the kid was not bitten by some insect, has not suffered from trauma or illness and didn’t have contact with someone who was ill. The immunizations were regular and he was developing normally. However, the lively kid had reddish areas on his cheeks close to the mouth. His teeth, gums and oral cavity in general were in perfect health.
When the doctors did a thorough investigation they have found out that 48 hours before these unusual lesions appeared, his parents had given the kid popsicles for teething which eventually resulted in a disorder known as Popsicle Panniculitis. Ice Packs, popsicles and exposure to cold are things that were associated to cold or popsicle panniculitis in kids.
This occurrence is frequent in infants right after a so-called cold injury and usually occurs in the chin and cheeks. Popsicle panniculitis can easily be recognized by the red color it produces and the hardened swelling of the cheeks which occur between 1 and 2 days after the contact happens. On the other hand, adult individuals have subcutaneous fat that consists mostly of unsaturated fats which is why popsicle panniculitis doesn’t occur in adults.
Dr. Amy Brodsky, a popular dermatologist from Chicago was born without a dimple, but when she was six years old she injured her cheek in an accident and needed the help of ice compressions for few hours. After few days, her left cheek (where the ice was applied) has become hardened and about two months later this injury led to the formation of a dimple. Dr. Brodsky and her parents thought that this occurrence is a direct result of the injury, but once she started studying Dermatology, she realized that she is suffering from Cold Panniculitis.
