Is there some sort of biological urge to eat sugary and fattening food when it's near winter?
Posted by crescentsss (Member # 9494) on :
hibernation, of course. i do it every winter Posted by Princess Leah (Member # 6026) on :
Metabolism does tend to change during late fall. In general (in the U.S. and Canada anyway), people experience weight gain (it's noticable and regular enough that airlines plan for it). Humans don't hibernate, but there's certainly less daylight and less food available during winter, and that surely must have had some effect on our evolution (yes, I said evolution. Deal ). I know that lack of sleep (tiredness) can cause or increase hunger; perhaps tiredness that increases with the dark and dreariness leads to people eating more to pep themselves up.
And all biology aside for a moment, there is *definately* a commercial/cultural/social urge to eat sugary and fattening food when it's near winter. I myself only just managed to resist the reduced-price post-Halloween candy sale, and not even a month later it's the holiday that celebrates excess, and then, poof! Christmas cookies, fruitcake, fudge, and chocolate.
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