Earth Notes: General Bibliography (lichtenbelt2014humans)

• [lichtenbelt2014humans] Lichtenbelt, Wouter van Marken and Kingma, Boris and van der Lans, Anouk and Schellen, Lisje Cold exposure - an approach to increasing energy expenditure in humans (accessed 2024-03-22), Elsevier BV, 2014-01-23, Trends in Endocrinology & Metabolism, volume 25, report/number 4, ISSN 1043-2760, doi:10.1016/j.tem.2014.01.001, article/pages 165–167 (article) (BibTeX).
  abstract

  Obesity is a consequence of positive energy balance, which can be counterbalanced by eating less, increasing physical activity, or pharmacological approaches. However, weight maintenance is generally disappointing, and long-term use of pharmaceuticals has been limited because of lack of efficacy, poor long-term adherence rates, and serious adverse effects. These limitations indicate that, given our current knowledge and available technologies, insights from other fields of research will be necessary to permit exploration of new ideas and develop effective applications. We suggest that regular exposure to mild cold may provide a healthy and sustainable alternative strategy for increasing energy expenditure.