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Why do some people run hot, while others run cold?
Manage episode 483878717 series 3382584
Are you constantly getting scolded for pressing your cold feet against your partner in bed? Or told your hands are icy cold?
It’s well known that some people run cold and others run hot. But why does this happen, and does it say anything about your health?
Norman and Tegan unpack the physiology and get into some of the reasons we experience temperature differently.
References:
- Individual differences in normal body temperature: longitudinal big data analysis of patient records | The BMJ
- Gender Matters! Thermal Comfort and Individual Perception of Indoor Environmental Quality: A Literature Review | SpringerLink
- Sex differences and aging: Is there a role of brown adipose tissue? - ScienceDirect
- Cool Temperature Alters Human Fat and Metabolism | National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- A Review of Cultural Background and Thermal Perceptions in Urban Environments
- Outdoor thermal perception and adaptation of immigrants from cold climates to hot arid climate - ScienceDirect
- Drivers of diversity in human thermal perception – A review for holistic comfort models - PMC
250 episodes
Manage episode 483878717 series 3382584
Are you constantly getting scolded for pressing your cold feet against your partner in bed? Or told your hands are icy cold?
It’s well known that some people run cold and others run hot. But why does this happen, and does it say anything about your health?
Norman and Tegan unpack the physiology and get into some of the reasons we experience temperature differently.
References:
- Individual differences in normal body temperature: longitudinal big data analysis of patient records | The BMJ
- Gender Matters! Thermal Comfort and Individual Perception of Indoor Environmental Quality: A Literature Review | SpringerLink
- Sex differences and aging: Is there a role of brown adipose tissue? - ScienceDirect
- Cool Temperature Alters Human Fat and Metabolism | National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- A Review of Cultural Background and Thermal Perceptions in Urban Environments
- Outdoor thermal perception and adaptation of immigrants from cold climates to hot arid climate - ScienceDirect
- Drivers of diversity in human thermal perception – A review for holistic comfort models - PMC
250 episodes
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