Influence of indoor cooling on heat balance and body weight gain in Americans over recent decades

Journal of Thermal Biology

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 385-390

  McLeod, Kenneth J ^a   Lesperance, Leann M ^a   Laramee, Craig ^a  

^a BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive thermogenesis; Air conditioning; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AIR CONDITIONING; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY SURFACE; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; HEAT LOSS; HOME ENVIRONMENT; OBESITY; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; THERMOGENESIS; THERMOREGULATION; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 70449532187     PISSN: 03064565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtherbio.2009.08.002     Document Type: Article

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