Introduction: The weather in autumn is cool and your appetite is voracious. It is the season when you are most likely to gain weight. If you don’t want to eat all the hard weight loss in summer and eat it all in autumn, you must be careful of these food traps.

1. Great appetite

People have a "temperature regulator" in their bodies that controls body temperature within a certain range. As the temperature of the external environment decreases, the body temperature will also change accordingly. In order to maintain the body temperature, the body needs to absorb more heat energy. In addition, the cold weather promotes the secretion of gastric acid, which makes people easy to have an appetite.

2. Accelerate fat anabolism

Fat is not easy to conduct heat. The fat distributed under the skin can reduce the heat loss in the body and prevent the intrusion of external radiant heat. As the temperature drops, in order to maintain a constant temperature in the body, the human body will instinctively store more fat to resist the cold. At this time, the body's fat anabolism rate is 2 to 4 times faster than usual, while the fat catabolism rate is 10% lower than usual. As a result, fat synthesis exceeds fat metabolism, and fat accumulation leads to obesity.

3. Reduced exercise

When the temperature drops, people's laziness begins to breed, and they love to get into a warm bed. In this way, the amount of exercise becomes less and the calories consumed naturally become less. When caloric intake increases and energy consumption decreases, the remaining calories will be converted into fat.

4. Eating while hot is more likely to gain weight

When the weather gets colder, people like to eat hot food to drive away the chill. Research has proven that the temperature of food, especially the temperature of starchy foods, has an important impact on the digestion and absorption of food. A study on Nutrition Research showed that the blood sugar increase after eating hot potatoes was 50% higher than that after eating cold potatoes. In other words, hot starch food has a higher glycemic index and is converted into glucose quickly, which is more conducive to digestion and absorption. The faster food is digested, the less full you feel. In order to achieve the same feeling of fullness, people will eat more food and consume more calories. When starchy foods are cooled, resistant starch will be produced. Resistant starch is dietary fiber, a type of carbohydrate that is difficult to digest and absorb and can enhance people's feeling of fullness.

Avoid these delicious traps when losing weight in cold weather

1. High-calorie snacks

Cold weather tends to give birth to homebodies and homebodies. Hiding under the covers, eating snacks and watching movies is a weekend program for many otakus. High-calorie snacks, especially sweets, have a strong temptation for people. Once you can't resist it and succumb to its delicious taste, then you will have the only way to "get fat".

2. Food with strong taste

Sour, sweet, spicy and salty food will tempt people to have a big appetite. With a strong appetite, they will eat without knowing it. Overeating or even overeating can lead to obesity. In addition, heavy taste can easily lead to chronic diseases such as high blood pressure.

3. High-fat foods

High-fat foods are the number one cause of obesity. Among the three energy-providing nutrients of carbohydrates, fats and proteins, fat burning produces the highest amount of heat. 1 gram of carbohydrates and 1 gram of protein produce 4 kcal respectively, while 1 gram of fat produces 9 kcal. To lose weight, you need to eat less high-fat foods. On the one hand, you need to reduce the use of oil, add less oil when cooking, and use less high-cholesterol animal oil. On the other hand, you need to eat less foods rich in fat, such as fatty meats, offal, and some Nuts etc.

4. Alcohol

It is not pleasant to drink a glass of wine to warm up in the cold weather, but drinking too much will not only hurt the stomach and liver, but also easily lead to obesity. Wine itself is not low in calories, and it also stimulates appetite, allowing you to eat more food. In addition, drinking alcohol will hinder the breakdown and consumption of fat. The latest research published in the American Journal of Clinical Medicine shows that only about 5% of alcohol is converted into fat, but the body's fat consumption decreases by 73% after drinking.