High ambient temperature reduces rate of body-weight loss produced by wheel running

Emilio Gutiérrez; Melissa T. Baysari; Olaia Carrera; Thomas J. Whitford; Robert A. Boakes

doi:10.1080/17470210500417688

High ambient temperature reduces rate of body-weight loss produced by wheel running

Emilio Gutiérrez, Melissa T. Baysari, Olaia Carrera, Thomas J. Whitford, Robert A. Boakes^*

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This study examined the effect of ambient temperature (AT) on the relationship between activity and weight loss. Compared with a neutral AT of 21°C, high ATs of 27-29°C produced a slower rate of weight loss in rats given 1.5-hr food access and 22.5-hr running-wheel access in a standard activity-based anorexia (ABA) procedure (Experiments 1 and 2). The high AT did not affect food intake or wheel running in Experiment 1, but did reduce running in Experiment 2. Switching from neutral to high AT had only a transient effect on weight loss when wheel access was maintained (Experiment 2) but resulted in less weight loss when wheel access was prevented (Experiment 3). Giving rats only 3 hr of wheel access each day at a neutral AT also produced substantial weight loss, but less if for the rest of each day they were maintained at a high AT (Experiment 4).

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1196-1211
Number of pages	16
Journal	Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology
Volume	59
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/17470210500417688
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2006
Externally published	Yes

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