Breaking
new findings have been released from a recent clinical trial
on weight gain. The study confirms that individual's consumption
habits vary based on the time of year or season. During the
colder months, people are more prone to eat more. In the autumn
and winter, body weights soar and physical activity plummets.
Previously,
numerous trials have tried to investigate the seasonal variation
of nutritional ingestion; however, the
findings have been murky. Other researchers have tried to assess
seasonal variations in body weight, weight loss/gain coupled
with physical activity.
Based on
the findings of the latest study, researchers evaluated the
seasonal variations in three areas: body weight, physical activity,
and food consumption. The study included 593 men and women.
The vast majority of the participants were in their mid 40 to
late 40s and overweight.
At the
beginning of the study, researchers recorded the subject' body
weight and documented their dietary habits and fitness levels.
For a year, the similar information was logged on a quarterly
basis.
The findings
noted that the study participants consumed an average of 1963
kilocalories per day. Approximately, half the calories were
from carbohydrates and another thirty percent were from fatty
foods. The caloric intakes peaked during the autumn season.
More than 80 kilocalories were consumed during the autumn than
the spring. During the spring months, the lowest caloric intake
was noted.
The clinical
study determined that there was a 400+ body weight fluctuation
throughout the study period with winter being the highest season
of weight gain. Additionally, winter months proved to be the
most inactive season of the year. During the spring, physical
activity peaked to the highest level. The seasonal variations
were more prominent in middle aged male participants.
So, if
you find yourself gaining weight or unable to lose weight during
the winter months, you may blame it on the season.
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