Obesity and weight problems are caused by various factors, such as genetic causes, poor eating habits and sedentary lifestyle. There are several things we can do to avoid the appearance of overweight or obesity, but recently, it was found that there is something else that could predispose us to suffer or not.
According to a recent study, the time in which a person is conceived, could be an indication of the amount of "good fat" that will have, which would help to define whether or not you will have long-term weight problems.
Types of fat
Before continuing with the study, we will briefly explain what we mean by "good fat" which is what the research we are sharing today refers to. Within our body we have different types of fat, which vary according to their location and function. In this case, we are interested in knowing the types of fat according to their function.
On the one hand, we have the white fat, which is what we have in the fat deposits that we have as adults and that is only limited to acting as a source of energy when the body needs it, but it is not metabolically active: it is stored and does nothing else.
And on the other hand, we have the brown or beige fat, which is a metabolically active fat and produces energy. This type of fat is called brown fat during childhood, and although they work similarly, they are not the same. This type of fat is what we will talk about today.
The study
We know that semen quality can be affected for various reasons: the consumption of certain drinks or drugs, obesity or other external factors. In this study, it was found that There is a relationship between the temperature at the time of conception and the amount of brown fat that can occur in the body.
With the participation of 8,400 adults, the study divided them into two groups: those born between July and November, and those born between January and June. Using tomography, it was found that those conceived in the coldest times of the year, had higher levels of brown fat, in comparison with those that were conceived in hot or not so cold times.
Therefore, having higher levels of this "good fat", who were conceived in cold times, were less likely to have weight problems, as well as to present metabolic problems.
And what does winter have to do with "good fat"?
Our colleagues in Vitónica explained to us a few months ago the relationship between cold and brown fat. It turns out that low temperatures help to stimulate the production of this type of fat, which promotes fat oxidation, which helps to burn fat, lose weight or at least maintain it.
So now we know, if we want to give our future children a little help with their metabolism as adults, the best time to do it is to conceive them during the winter.
