Food intake regulation is a mechanism of thermoregulation, and the feeding activity of human body may be affected by thermoregulatory response to prevent hyperthermia in a hot environment.
In addition, high temperatures also suppress appetite. To begin with, high temperatures cause thermal discomfort to the human body, even at night, and affect our quality of life. In recent years, high-temperature weather has shown the characteristics of high frequency, high intensity, and long duration. For instance, sleep disorders can cause changes in immune mechanism-neuroendocrine-thermoregulation, and then result in a pathological process. Nevertheless, insufficient sleep may disrupt the body’s cognitive function and immune function. Adequate sleep is beneficial to restore physical strength and refresh the brain, and it helps to maintain good health and productivity of the human body. This paper can provide a study method and reference data for the sleep quality and appetite of human in high-temperature weather.Īn average person spends about one third of their life sleeping.
The meal time of lunch was longer than that of supper except for 36 ☌. The meal weights of lunch were larger than those of supper except for 28 ☌, and the meal time of lunch and supper was longer than that of breakfast. For appetite, the VAS results indicated that high temperatures mainly led to a reduction of appetite at lunch time. The subjective results showed that temperature had significant effects on sleep calmness, difficulty in falling asleep, sleep satisfaction, and sleep adequateness. Significant effects were mainly reflected in sleep duration and shallow sleep. For sleep quality, the objective results indicated that the sleep quality at 32 ☌ was the best, followed by 28 ☌, while the sleep quality at 36 ☌ and 38 ☌ was the worst. The subjective appetites were assessed by a visual analog scale (VAS), and the objective appetites were assessed by the meal weight and the meal time. The objective sleep quality was measured by an intelligent sleep monitoring belt, and the subjective sleep quality was measured by a questionnaire survey. The experiment conditions were divided by the daily maximum temperature into 28 ☌, 32 ☌, 36 ☌, and 38 ☌. Ten healthy college students were selected as subjects. It is therefore important to study the effects of high-temperature weather on sleep quality and appetite. High-temperature weather appears in high frequency, big strength, and long duration in the summer.
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