Human total, basal and activity energy expenditures are independent of ambient environmental temperature
Xueying Zhang, Yosuke Yamada, Hiroyuki Sagayama, Philip N. Ainslie, Ellen E. Blaak, Maciej S. Buchowski, Graeme L. Close, Jamie A. Cooper, Sai Krupa Das, Lara R. Dugas, Michael Gurven, Asmaa El Hamdouchi, Sumei Hu, Noorjehan Joonas, Peter T. Katzmarzyk, William E. Kraus, Robert F. Kushner, William R. Leonard, Corby K. Martin, Erwin P. Meijer, Marian L. Neuhouser, Robert Ojiambo, Yannis Pitsiladis, Guy Plasqui, Ross L. Prentice, Susan B. Racette, Éric Ravussin, Leanne M. Redman, Rebecca M. Reynolds, Susan B. Roberts, Luís B. Sardinha, Analiza M. Silva, Eric Stice, Samuel S. Urlacher, Edgar van Mil, Brian M. Wood, Alexia J. Murphy‐Alford, Cornelia Loechl, Amy Luke, Jennifer Rood, Dale A. Schoeller, Klaas R. Westerterp, William W. Wong, Herman Pontzer, John R. Speakman, Lene Frost Andersen, Liam Anderson, Lenore Arab, Issad Baddou, Bedu Addo, Stéphane Blanc, A. Bonomi, Carlijn V. C. Bouten, Pascal Bovet, Stefan Branth, N C De Bruin, Nancy F. Butte, Lisa H. Colbert, Stephan G. Camps, Alice E. Dutman, Simon Eaton, Ulf Ekelund, Sonja Entringer, Cara B. Ebbeling, Sölve Elmståhl, Mikael Fogelholm, Terrence Forrester, Barry W. Fudge, Tamara Harris, Rik Heijligenberg, Annelies Goris, Catherine Hambly, Marije B. Hoos, Hans U. Jorgensen, Annemiek M. Joosen, Kitty P. Kempen, Misaka Kimura, Watanee Kriengsinyos, Estelle V. Lambert, Christel Larsson, Nader Lessan, David S. Ludwig, M. McCloskey, Anine Christine Medin, Gerwin A. L. Meijer, Eric Matsiko, Alida Melse‐Boonstra, James C. Morehen, James P. Morton, Theresa A. Nicklas, Daphne Pannemans, Kirsi H. Pietiläinen, Renaat Philippaerts, Roberto Rabinovich, John J. Reilly, Elisabet Rothenberg, Albertine J. Schuit, Sabine Schulz, Anders Sjödin, Amy F. Subar
Abstract
emerged in females but the effect sizes were not biologically meaningful. Temperatures inside buildings are regulated at 18-25°C independent of latitude. Hence, adults in the US modify their environments to keep TEE constant across a wide range of external ambient temperatures.