Get Up And Do Something: Forget the winter blues, beware the winter munchies

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Forget the winter blues, beware the winter munchies Jan 28th 2013, 11:07 My wife says that she always knows when we will have a very cold winter.  The way she determines this is by noticing the animals – especially squirrels and foxes – will start eating more and fatten themselves up before the full force of winter comes. Of course, my wife comes from the forests in Sweden, so she had a lot of time on her hands observing animals. However, there is a lot of truth to that.  But does this fattening up process also apply to humans? The answer is 'Yes.'  We tend to eat more in the cold weather months.

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