Title: Air Conditioner and Health: Is My Air Conditioning Killing Me? | Time
Headings: You Asked: Is My Air Conditioner Killing Me?
You Asked: Is My Air Conditioner Killing Me?
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Content: People tend to eat more and gain more weight when the temperature is perfectly cozy, Cox says. “ When we’re a little cold or a little warm, our metabolism runs faster,” he says. Research backs him up: One recent study found exposure to cold temps—enough to make you shiver—may increase your body’s stores of healthy, energy-burning brown fat. Cox adds that your body can adapt to a range of temperatures. ( This is why you break out the shorts and T-shirts on that first 65-degree spring day, but the same thermostat reading in autumn sends you hunting for jeans and sweaters.) So if you can cut out the heat or cold for a week or two, your body will often acclimate to temperatures you found unpleasant at first—and easing up a bit on the AC will make the planet thank you, too. Watch: A Timelapse of Climate Change
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