A Freezing Office Might Help You Lose Weight? SO NOT WORTH IT.
Toes: Cold. Fingers: Numb. Body: Shivering. It's polar vortex
time in the workplace. And guess what? You're burning calories.
This NBC News item points to a study by Dutch endocrinologists:
The theory goes like this: Weight is determined by energy intake
(the calories you consume) and energy output (the calories you
burn). The authors of this new paper hypothesize that setting
the thermostat to a cooler temperature will make our bodies work
harder to warm themselves – which means more calories burned.
Except NO. Nope. Not worth it. Of course not. Because…  1. Being
cold will not create instant weight loss! You will just be cold.
"Keeping the thermostat turned low is not the solution to the
problem of obesity – because there is, of course, no single
answer, says Dr. W. D. van Marken Lichtenbelt, lead author of
the paper."  2. Cold sucks and a cold work environment is the
worst: You (usually) can't control the temperature, you're not
at home whe