Does the human body adapt physically to certain climates and if so, how? For example, Florida had “dangerous windchills” of low 30’s recently at the same time Minnesota had a “warm weekend” with temps in the low 30’s. What physical differences actually occur when you live in a certain climate a long time, or is it all mental?
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There’s a thin layer of fat under your skin, and there are different kinds of fat; some story energy, some burn energy. Your body changes what kinds of fat it makes based on the temperature where you are.
It’s been a long time, but as I remember it, there was a rule in the military that if you get reassigned from Camp Tropical Paradise to Camp Permafrost (or vice-versa), you can’t be required to do outdoor duty (hikes, guard duty, whatever) for more than an hour a day until you’ve been there for like two weeks, so that your body has time to adjust.
https://www.nih.gov/news-events/nih-research-matters/cool-temperature-alters-human-fat-metabolism
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