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The Different Types of General Cold Adaptation in Man
| Content Provider | Scilit |
|---|---|
| Author | Bittel, J. |
| Copyright Year | 1992 |
| Description | Different types of general cold adaptation have been described over the last 50 years. Metabolic adaptation (Alacaluf Indians, Arctic Indians Eskimos), insulative adaptation (coastal Aborigines of tropical northern Australia), hypothermic adaptation (bushmen of the Kalahari desert, Peruvian Indians) and insulative hypothermic adaptation (Central Australian Aborigines, nomadic Lapps, Korean and Japanese diving women). These different types of cold adaptation are related to the intensity of the cold stress and to individual factors such as diet, the level of physical fitness and body fat content. Thus, in natural environments, man develops a strategy of adaptation to cold, which takes into account environmental and individual factors. This strategy is susceptible to be modified when these conditions change. Caloric intake deficit could have been responsible for the hypothermic adaptation observed after J.-L. Etienne's journey to the North Pole. Physiological responses were adapted to maintain an acceptable level of energetic reserves with a moderate hypothermia, which was not life threatening for the climatic conditions encountered by the polar explorer. |
| Related Links | http://www.thieme-connect.de/products/ejournals/pdf/10.1055/s-2007-1024630.pdf |
| Ending Page | S176 |
| Page Count | 5 |
| Starting Page | S172 |
| ISSN | 01724622 |
| e-ISSN | 14393964 |
| DOI | 10.1055/s-2007-1024630 |
| Journal | International Journal of Sports Medicine |
| Issue Number | S 1 |
| Volume Number | 13 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Georg Thieme Verlag KG |
| Publisher Date | 1992-10-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Journal: International Journal of Sports Medicine Adaptation To Cold |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation Sports Science |
