Q I have felt the cold much more since dieting. Is that normal after losing weight?
A When intake falls sharply and muscle is lost along with it, the ability to generate heat drops. Muscle is the tissue that produces the most heat in the body, so less of it means feeling colder at the same temperature. It is worth checking whether your weight loss was muscle rather than fat.
Detailed Answer
A prolonged extremely low-calorie diet makes the body lower its metabolism to save energy. The result is often cold intolerance, fatigue and irregular periods arriving together. Women frequently notice clear coldness in the hands and feet during this period.
Korean Medicine Clinic Perspective
Repeating warming treatments alone helps such patients only in the moment. Restoring intake and protein and raising activity that uses muscle is what settles body temperature. If weight loss is your goal, redirecting to a method that protects muscle comes first.
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