# Do You Lose Your Appetite When It's Hot Out? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [June 7, 2011, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-lose-your-appetite-when-its-hot-out/584673 "2011-06-07T22:04:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Azeotrope](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/0ea827/32.png) [@Azeotrope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Azeotrope)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2011, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-lose-your-appetite-when-its-hot-out/584673/21 "2011-06-09T14:48:25Z")
Definitely kills my appetite whether or not I’m in air conditioning. I tend to eat a lot of cereal and cold cuts instead of anything that needs to be cooked. For some reason I get wicked cravings for salty stuff, too, although I work in an air-conditioned building and try not to move around much otherwise so it’s not like I’m sweating too much. ---
**Author:** ![Azeotrope](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/0ea827/32.png) [@Azeotrope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Azeotrope)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2011, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-lose-your-appetite-when-its-hot-out/584673/22 "2011-06-09T14:50:03Z")
> [@otternell](#): > > BTW: has anyone else had the Reese’s Peanut butter cup Ice cream treats? Oh man - I found my official meal of Summer 2011! Yep, I think there’s crack in them. I also discovered Magnum double chocolate ice cream bars. ---
**Author:** ![kiz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/7feea3/32.png) [@kiz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kiz)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2011, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-lose-your-appetite-when-its-hot-out/584673/23 "2011-06-09T15:03:16Z")
I lose my appetite in warm/hot weather, but then my appetite’s a bit wonky anyway (hello, no-thyroid issues!) Like someone upthread said, though, I get a huge salt craving at this time. Potato chips? I’m right there 🙂 This is the only time of the year where I’ll go near them. I feel compelled to make stuff, though, just on the remote chance we might starve to death. There are only so many frozen yogurt/deli turkey/pasta salad meals you can eat… ---
**Author:** ![One\_And\_Only\_Wanderers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/838e76/32.png) [@One\_And\_Only\_Wanderers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/One_And_Only_Wanderers)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2011, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-lose-your-appetite-when-its-hot-out/584673/24 "2011-06-09T15:04:17Z")
I find salads are much more commonly found in my diet when the weather is hot. ---
**Author:** ![rhubarbarin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eb9ed0/32.png) [@rhubarbarin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rhubarbarin)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2011, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-lose-your-appetite-when-its-hot-out/584673/25 "2011-06-10T01:16:59Z")
Today two of my meals consisted only of ice cream and water (it was 97 degrees out most of the day). ---
**Author:** ![Fair\_Rarity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fair_rarity/32/153_2.png) [@Fair\_Rarity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fair_Rarity)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2011, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-lose-your-appetite-when-its-hot-out/584673/26 "2011-06-10T01:56:56Z")
Today was fairly hot and humid. I couldn’t be bothered to eat a real lunch and had a salad for dinner. ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2011, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-lose-your-appetite-when-its-hot-out/584673/27 "2011-06-10T04:47:58Z")
More than “killing my appetite”, it changes it. Chick pea soup? Ugh, no. Roast? Only if it’s as a cold cut. Salads? Yes, please. Gazpacho? Oh yes. Try to feed me gazpacho when it’s snowing outside and I’ll be checking you for fever. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2011, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-lose-your-appetite-when-its-hot-out/584673/28 "2011-06-10T16:48:13Z")
Appetite for what? 😃 [It’s too darn hot!](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIHEWeLbc0s) ---
**Author:** ![PapSett](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecc23a/32.png) [@PapSett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PapSett)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2011, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-lose-your-appetite-when-its-hot-out/584673/29 "2011-06-10T17:43:33Z")
As with others, I wouldn’t say it kills my appetite, but it definitely changes it. I crave fruits & salads, ice cream, fluids. Still like some hot foods like burgers, steaks, etc, but prefer cold stuff! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-lose-your-appetite-when-its-hot-out/584673.md?page=1)