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 exposure to the cold activates skeletal muscles.…