Combined effect of cold and alcohol on heat balance in man1

Journal/Book: J. Appl. Physiol. 18(5): 975-982 1963. 1963;

Abstract: Institute of Work Physiology Institute of Occupational Health and Institute of Aviation Medicine Royal Norwegian Airforce Oslo Norway Received for publication 14 January 1963. 1 This work was made possible through a gram from the Licensed Beverage Industries Inc. New York U.S.A. made available to us by its Scientific Advisory Council. The combined effect of alcohol and cold an the heat balance of human subjects was studied by measuring heat production deep body temperature and skin surface temperature during an 8-hr night. Moderate doses of alcohol had no deteriorative effect an heat balance during prolonged mild cold exposure. The only noticeable effect of alcohol under these conditions is a hypnotic effect giving the subjects more comfort and sleep. If the cold stress becomes severe some risk is involved by consuming alcohol as an insufficient metabolic compensation was observed in one subject resulting in a greater drop of the rectal temperature than when the same subject rested nonintoxicated under the same environmental conditions. ___MH

Keyword(s): cold and alcohol

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