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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Adding fat is part of it. I got fat immediately after moving to Alaska. It might be because it’s a cold dark depressing place and good produce is hard to find. But it happened and did help with the cold.
But in all seriousness, my diet changed due to the high caloric need. Fatty foods I had no interest in eating living the the desert are now really compelling to me. So my diet has changed to more energy dense food. And TBH less nutritious.
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