Human whole body cold adaptation
Reviews on whole body human cold adaptation generally do not distinguish between population studies and dedicated acclimation studies, leading to confusing results. Population studies show that indigenous black Africans have reduced shivering thermogenesis in the cold and poor cold induced vasodilat...
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ftvuamstcris:oai:research.vu.nl:publications/229e125e-1cb8-4d2d-ab86-f6fb1f133c37 2024-09-30T14:31:15+00:00 Human whole body cold adaptation Daanen, Hein A.M. Van Marken Lichtenbelt, Wouter D. 2016 https://research.vu.nl/en/publications/229e125e-1cb8-4d2d-ab86-f6fb1f133c37 https://doi.org/10.1080/23328940.2015.1135688 https://hdl.handle.net/1871.1/229e125e-1cb8-4d2d-ab86-f6fb1f133c37 http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85020970901&partnerID=8YFLogxK http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=85020970901&partnerID=8YFLogxK eng eng https://research.vu.nl/en/publications/229e125e-1cb8-4d2d-ab86-f6fb1f133c37 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Daanen , H A M & Van Marken Lichtenbelt , W D 2016 , ' Human whole body cold adaptation ' , Temperature , vol. 3 , no. 1 , pp. 104-118 . https://doi.org/10.1080/23328940.2015.1135688 acclimation adaptation brown fat cold cold induced vasodilation cold water immersion human non-shivering thermogenesis shivering article 2016 ftvuamstcris https://doi.org/10.1080/23328940.2015.1135688 2024-09-12T00:17:36Z Reviews on whole body human cold adaptation generally do not distinguish between population studies and dedicated acclimation studies, leading to confusing results. Population studies show that indigenous black Africans have reduced shivering thermogenesis in the cold and poor cold induced vasodilation in fingers and toes compared to Caucasians and Inuit. About 40,000 y after humans left Africa, natives in cold terrestrial areas seems to have developed not only behavioral adaptations, but also physiological adaptations to cold. Dedicated studies show that repeated whole body exposure of individual volunteers, mainly Caucasians, to severe cold results in reduced cold sensation but no major physiological changes. Repeated cold water immersion seems to slightly reduce metabolic heat production, while repeated exposure to milder cold conditions shows some increase in metabolic heat production, in particular non-shivering thermogenesis. In conclusion, human cold adaptation in the form of increased metabolism and insulation seems to have occurred during recent evolution in populations, but cannot be developed during a lifetime in cold conditions as encountered in temperate and arctic regions. Therefore, we mainly depend on our behavioral skills to live in and survive the cold. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic inuit Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU): Research Portal Arctic Temperature 3 1 104 118 |
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Reviews on whole body human cold adaptation generally do not distinguish between population studies and dedicated acclimation studies, leading to confusing results. Population studies show that indigenous black Africans have reduced shivering thermogenesis in the cold and poor cold induced vasodilation in fingers and toes compared to Caucasians and Inuit. About 40,000 y after humans left Africa, natives in cold terrestrial areas seems to have developed not only behavioral adaptations, but also physiological adaptations to cold. Dedicated studies show that repeated whole body exposure of individual volunteers, mainly Caucasians, to severe cold results in reduced cold sensation but no major physiological changes. Repeated cold water immersion seems to slightly reduce metabolic heat production, while repeated exposure to milder cold conditions shows some increase in metabolic heat production, in particular non-shivering thermogenesis. In conclusion, human cold adaptation in the form of increased metabolism and insulation seems to have occurred during recent evolution in populations, but cannot be developed during a lifetime in cold conditions as encountered in temperate and arctic regions. Therefore, we mainly depend on our behavioral skills to live in and survive the cold. |
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