Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email New research suggests that exposing your body to cold temperatures could make you lose weight quicker. In a joint study conducted by researchers at the Leiden University Medical Centre and the University of Nottingham, scientists noticed a more rapid drop in weight amongst 47 people with obesity after wearing an ice vest. They believe that the daily cold exposure could help activate “brown fat” helping to generate heat by burning calories and therefore body fat. “This is one of the first studies looking at the impact of cold exposure over a prolonged period of time, involving people with overweight and obesity,” said Dr Mariëtte Boon, the study’s lead researcher at Leiden University Medical Center, according to The Times. “We know that exposure to cold temperatures prompts the body to activate brown fat, a type of fat that burns calories to produce heat. We also know that …