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Area of Science:

  • Exercise Physiology
  • Human Thermoregulation

Background:

  • Sudomotor activity and sweating are critical for regulating body temperature during physical exertion.
  • Caffeine is a widely consumed stimulant with known effects on metabolism and physiological responses.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the impact of caffeine on sudomotor activity and sweating sensitivity during physical loading in trained males.
  • To determine if caffeine influences core body temperature and sweat responses during exercise.

Main Methods:

  • A within-subject, randomized crossover design was employed with 13 trained male athletes.
  • Participants ingested 3 mg/kg of caffeine before a 30-minute running bout at 60% VO(2)max.
  • Measurements included tympanic temperature, mean body temperature, sweat onset time, sweat volume, and sweat gland activity.

Main Results:

  • Caffeine ingestion led to significantly higher pre-exercise and exercise tympanic and mean body temperatures.
  • Onset time for localized sweating was significantly reduced post-caffeine.
  • Localized sweat volume and output per sweat gland were significantly increased, with higher activated sweat gland density observed.

Conclusions:

  • Caffeine ingestion increases core body temperature through thermogenesis.
  • Caffeine enhances sweating sensitivity by altering sudomotor activity, leading to increased sweat production and gland activation.