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J Appl Physiol 70: 2052-2058, 1991;
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Journal of Applied Physiology, Vol 70, Issue 5 2052-2058, Copyright © 1991 by American Physiological Society

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Influence of cold, exercise, and caffeine on catecholamines and metabolism in men

T. E. Graham, P. Sathasivam and K. W. MacNaughton
School of Human Biology, University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada.

Recently we found that caffeine ingestion did not enhance either thermal or fat metabolic responses to resting in cold air, despite an increase in plasma epinephrine and free fatty acids. Theophylline, another methylxanthine, has been shown to be effective during exercise but not at rest during cold stress. Therefore we hypothesized that caffeine ingestion before exercise in cold air would have a thermal-metabolic impact by increasing fat metabolism and increasing oxygen consumption. Young adult men (n = 6) who did not normally have caffeine in their diet performed four double-blind trials. Thirty minutes after ingesting placebo (dextrose, 5 mg/kg) or caffeine (5 mg/kg) they either exercised (60 W) or rested for 2 h in 5 degrees C air. Cold increased (P less than 0.05) plasma norepinephrine while both caffeine and exercise increased (P less than 0.05) epinephrine. Serum free fatty acids and glycerol were increased, but there were no differences between rest and exercise or placebo and caffeine. Caffeine had no influence on either respiratory exchange ratio or oxygen consumption either at rest or during exercise. The exercise trials did not significantly warm the body, and they resulted in higher plasma norepinephrine concentrations and lower mean skin temperatures for the first 30 min. The data suggest that skin temperature stimulates plasma norepinephrine while caffeine has little effect. In contrast, caffeine and exercise stimulate plasma epinephrine while cold has minimal effect. Within the limits of this study caffeine gave no thermal or metabolic advantage during a cold stress.


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