Is it true that people who are thin feel the cold more?

Answer 1

yes i think

Answer 2

Nope, it's people who expect to feel cold who feel cold more. From experience of being both under and overweight (as well as a brief time at optimum lol) I was always the last person to feel a need for the extra layer of clothing. But as has been previously mentioned the effectiveness, or otherwise, of someones circulatory system holds the answer, poor circulation leads to someone feeling the cold quicker - whatever their size.

Answer 3

Yes, that is true...In 8th grade we did a test on who would get cold the first (we went to the white forest in NH) and I was the first one to get cold and I was the smallest and the biggest person there stayed the longest.....It's because If you have more fat in your body then your body can use it up to help keep you warm, if it's all muscle then there's nothing there to burn so you get cold very easily

Answer 4

It's not that clear cut. Fat provides an insulating layer, but fat people tend to have poor circulation and don't move around much. People who get a lot of exercise tend to be thinner, but also tend not to feel the cold.

There are some people who get little exercise, have poor circulation and who don't put on weight. They feel the cold.

Answer 5

Hmm...not so sure about that...I'm not thin, but freezing all the time. Poor circulation is another reason people could feel cold all the time, and I don't suffer from that either.

Answer 6

Yes, because fats act as heat insulators - meaning they retain heat in the body. Therefore the more fat one has, the more heat retained and hence, the warmer one becomes. It is the opposite with thin persons.

Answer 7

I imagine so because they have less fat to insulate them. Also I have noticed when I am on a diet I feel cold. I need to be on one now since I put a few pounds on over Christmas. :-)

Answer 8

definitely true. I lost 28 pounds and now feel the cold really badly. My hands and feet are always really cold.

Answer 9

I have to agree with this question. I am 5 ft. 2 in. and all of 104 pounds...and I'm freezing all the time. The more subcutaneous fat (fatty layer of the skin) that you have within your epidermis (skin itself) the more you body should insulate itself.

Answer 10

yes.
they tried an expirement with a fat boy and a thin boy the thin people shiver to try to keep themselves warm, so they do feel the cold more, cause i think its rare to see fat people shiver.

Answer 11

Yes we do. Fat people like seals, have a disgusting looking layer of cellulite and fat which insulates them from the cold. Unfortunately it doesn't insulate them from fat related diseases or early death from vein and organ suffocation.