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Healthy excursions outside the thermal comfort zone

Content Provider	Scilit
Author	Lichtenbelt, Wouter Van Marken Hanssen, Mark Pallubinsky, Hannah Kingma, Boris Schellen, Lisje
Copyright Year	2017
Description	Journal: Building Research & Information The concepts of comfort and health may be related but are not synonyms. New knowledge has been gathered regarding metabolic health effects of temperature exposure outside the human thermal comfort zone. Mild cold and warm environments increase metabolism, thereby targeting obesity by counterbalancing excess energy intake. Furthermore, mild cold influences glucose metabolism. Ten days of intermittent mild cold exposure in type 2 diabetes patients increased insulin sensitivity, and thereby glucose handling by more than 40%. This is comparable with the best available pharmaceutical or physical activity therapies. Lastly, there are indications that cardiovascular parameters may be positively affected by regular exposure to heat and cold. Does this mean that we have to suffer from discomfort in order to become healthy? Probably not. Firstly, prolonged temporal excursions outside the thermal comfort zone result in acclimatization resulting in increased comfort ratings. Secondly, low or high temperatures in a dynamic thermal environment may be perceived as acceptable or even pleasant (evoking thermal alliesthesia). The study of dynamic thermal conditions is advocated: linking this to the adaptive comfort model, and monitoring these conditions in actual living conditions. This information is needed to support the design of healthy, comfortable and energy-friendly indoor environments.
Related Links	https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/09613218.2017.1307647?needAccess=true
Ending Page	827
Page Count	9
Starting Page	819
ISSN	09613218
e-ISSN	14664321
DOI	10.1080/09613218.2017.1307647
Journal	Building Research & Information
Issue Number	7
Volume Number	45
Language	English
Publisher	Informa UK Limited
Publisher Date	2017-04-25
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Journal: Building Research & Information Building and Construction Indoor Temperature Metabolic Syndrome Non-shivering Thermogenesis Thermal Comfort Thermoregulation
Content Type	Text
Subject	Building and Construction Civil and Structural Engineering

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