Study Suggests Extra Weight Does Not Increase Insulation.

reports a study published in the American Journal of Physiology – Endocrinology and Metabolism found that obesity did not contribute to increased insulation in mice, suggesting that obesity does not in fact keep the animal warmer. The researchers wrote, “It is doubtful that an insulating effect of obesity, even if it existed, would in any discernible way affect the development or maintenance of human obesity.” https://consumer.healthday.com/vitamins-and-nutrition-information-27/obesity-health-news-505/fat-body-warmth-ajpem-release-batch-2753-712554.html