Weight loss help! does this work?

Question

when your cold you shiver and even if you dont your body has to use energy to genertae heat right? so if you were really coold would ur body loose weight by loosing enery and carbs if you were cold and shivering using that enery to keep warm?

Answer 1

IWhile the body is expending energy to shiver, it is also perserving energy by shutting down circulation to the extremities and organs (causing damage) to keep the torso (mostly the heart tissue) and brain from dying.  You'd die before you would loose any significant weight.