Variable Indoor Temperatures

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</div><div><a href="https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/04/170426092347.htm">Major&nbsp;health benefits linked to indoor temperature variation, study finds</a></div><div><p >New research reveals how exposure to mildly cold or warm environments, outside the standard comfort zone inside buildings of 21 -- 22 C, increases metabolism and energy expenditure which may help to tackle obesity. For those with type 2 diabetes, exposure to mild coldness influences glucose metabolism and after 10 days of intermittent cold, patients had increased insulin sensitivity by more than 40%. These results for diabetes treatment are comparable with the best pharmaceutical solutions available.</p><p >As a result of the positive benefits, the authors advocate that living conditions in modern buildings, such as homes and offices, should be dynamic and incorporate drifting temperatures in order to support healthy human environments. Such measures should go hand in hand with the classical lifestyle factors such diet and physical exercise.</p></div>