India, April 9 -- A new study, published in Nature Metabolism, suggested that weather at the time of conception could influence a person's health later in life.
Researchers in Japan studied 356 healthy young men and found that those conceived in cold seasons had more active brown fat, a type of fat that burns energy, keeps the body warm, and helps control blood sugar.
These individuals also burned more energy, had lower body mass index (BMI), and stored less fat around their internal organs, which were all signs of better overall metabolic health. Notably, in people who are overweight or obese, brown fat is usually less active.
To see if this applied to more people, the researchers also looked at 286 adults of various ages. They found a ...