Climate change could be making us OBESE, experts warn – as warmer weather makes people reach for fizzy drinks and frozen desserts
When the air gets hot, it can be difficult to say no to a delicious ice cream or a refreshing cold drink.
But scientists now warn that our summer tolerances can be part of a much more serious problem.
According to the new research, our heating climate threatens to make us all obese.
Researchers found that as the weather gets hot, people have reached sugar -rich foods such as gas drinks, fruit juice and frozen desserts.
Hot air increases sweating and therefore people should drink to stay juicy.
However, instead of choosing healthy water, the researchers found that people often went with an unhealthy sugary alternative.
Between 12 ° C and 30 ° C (54-86 ° F), people consume 0.7 grams more sugar every day for every degree warmer.
This means that when people have 25 ° C (77 ° F), 12 ° C (54 ° F), they can eat two teaspoons of sugar than when they are.
Scientists, people found that climate change can make us all obese as they return to sugar treatment such as gas drinks and ice cream in warmer weather (Stock Picture)
Previous studies have shown that the heated climate may have a serious impact on public health.
However, it is much more limited for scientists to understand how it can affect our diets.
Dr. Cardiff University Chief Researcher Dr. Pan He said to Daily Mail that hot weather conditions have continued to buy sugar for two main reasons.
He says: ‘First, higher temperature will facilitate metabolism and lead to higher hydration demand. If it is used to using sweetened beverages to moisturize themselves, this would be a problem.
‘Secondly, frozen foods and beverages can be used to physically cool, and most of these products have added sugar, such as frozen yogurt and ice cream.’
To examine this potential connection, in a published study Nature Climate ChangeAn international researcher team collected data from the US households between 2004-2019.
Researchers later compared the amount of sugar in the shopping of Americans with local weather conditions, including temperature, wind speed and humidity.
This has shown that there is a strong connection between daily temperature and the amount of sugar consumed.
Researchers compared 15 -year US household data data against local meteorological conditions. Between 12 ° C and 30 ° C (54-86 ° F), they found that people consumed 0.7 grams more sugar every day, which is every degree warmer.
Researchers say that hot air increases people’s hydration needs. For those who are accustomed to drinking sweetened drinks, this causes an increase in sugar consumption. In the picture: Sunbathers at Brighton Beach during the summer heatwave on 12 August
However, Dr.
Dr says: ‘You don’t even need a hot air to get people get more sugar.’
Sugar consumption increases upright with 12 ° C to 30 ° C (54-86 ° F) and ‘a significant increase in consumption’ at 20 ° C.
The increase was quick between 24 ° C and 30 ° C (75-86 ° F), but the sugar consumption continues to climb even at about 30 ° C.
If a global heating tendency continues, DR He and its joint writers estimate that an average American can consume 2.99 grams of sugar every day by 2095.
It should be noted that this will be for a 5 ° C (9 ° F) above the pre -industrial average, but for an impossible heating scenario.
However, these patterns show that the risks of obesity and other health conditions related to obesity and diet are worse as they continue to heat the planet.
As the data states, these effects will be prominent among the poor and less educated ones who tend to consume more sugar.
By 2095, if the climate continues to heat up at existing rates, an average person can consume 2.99 grams of extra sugar every day due to the effects of global warming.
This follows the hottest text of the UK and the temperatures hit an average of 16.1 ° C (61 ° F). Scientists say that these record -breaking conditions are 70 times more due to climate change.
The study has found that those with lower education and lower income tend to increase sugar consumption faster as heat increases.
As the health effects of climate change continue to increase, this once again shows that it is at least good in the society that carries the burden of damage.
Dr. Duo Chan, a joint writer of the University of Southhampton, said to Daily Mail: ‘So far, the health effect of climate change has been defined in terms of how the excessive temperature can cause a heat stroke on short -term scales.
‘At the other end of the spectrum, what we find is a slower, long -term effect of the temperature change that moves through the diet.’
Although Dr. Chan said that the results – people have more sweet drinks when they are hot – the quality of the data was an important step forward.
He says: ‘In my opinion, the main contribution of this study is that it uses new high -resolution purchasing data to measure this relationship.
“This provides concrete evidence for a intuitive argument and emphasizes a neglected perspective of climate change about the health burden. ‘
