Air Conditioning

[4getmenot]

Had a man come in today to check out what plants would help atmosphere now we have air conditioning and he said about all the pros and cons of having air conditioning and said it makes you fat, anyone know how?

[4getmenot]

excuse me I never thought you were the type pa__ul to diss me but that is what the plant man said, didnt say I beleived it , thats why I'm asking how, incase anybody could enlighten me

[4getmenot]

and drinking lots of water can make you lose weight, so maybe if it dehydrates you it would do the opposite???

[funkymoped]

i think the air con man was also an agent for "slim fast".
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[rojash]

Maybe he was referring to research that shows that people who spend a lot of time in the cold (e.g. those nutters who swim all winter) build up a layer of subcutaneous fat to help the body too insulate itself. So, as we all know that air-conditioned buildings in summer tend to be colder than refrigerators, it's possible that sitting in them makes you fat!

[Panic Button]

Americans have air conditioning in loads of their buildings

[rojash]

Yeah, PB but I don't think you can blame THAT level of obesity on air-con!

[teash]

Are you sure he didn`t say it make you fart :)

[ugly_bob]

maybe.....
Since it dries the air out, you end up drinking more. Many people may end up drinking sugary drinks, therefore indirectly, air-con makes them fat.

or....
They just don't sweat anything away in the summer.

[jenky]

I would have thought that colder ambient temperatures are more likely to increase metabolic rate, and therefore have the opposite effect but.....

[kaylamay]

I have air conditioning(I live in the states) maybe that is why i'm constantly on a bloody diet! I knew there had to be another reason for my spare tire!!! BUT, i dont use it much as it's very expensive to run so maybe it is the food? DAMN!
Another thing could be that people tend to eat more in cold weather and not as much in hot. So if your house is nice and cool you might get more peckish hence air conditioning makes you fat. OR, you might tend to stay home watching telly in your nice cool house instead of being out and about getting exercise? Just a thought.

[randyjones]

The man was told absolutely wrong. You are not fat from air conditioning. you should go http://www.abacusairconditioning.co.uk/ they tells you about good factors of air conditioning.