Ultradian rhythms in basal metabolism; relationship to thermoregulation, cardiovascular function and behavioural arousal

该项目的结果将具有基本的理论生物学意义，并可能为理解基础代谢调节及其与心血管功能的联系提供基础。我们的研究结果可能为发现以改善健康和降低肥胖相关疾病（如心脏病发作和中风）发生率的方式改变基础代谢率的策略提供新的基础。因此，这项研究建议是特别相关的国家研究重点2：促进和保持良好的健康。肥胖和与肥胖相关的医疗条件特别影响老年人，因此我们的研究也与国家研究重点2子领域高度相关：老龄化良好，老龄化富有成效。

Results from this project will be of basic theoretical biological importance, and may well provide a foundation for understanding basal metabolic regulation and its link with cardiovascular function. Our findings may provide a new foundation for discovering strategies that alter basal metabolic rate in a manner that improves health and reduces the incidence of obesity related disease such as heart attack and stroke. Thus this research proposal is of special relevance to National Research Priority 2: Promoting and Maintaining Good Health. Obesity and obesity-related medical conditions particularly affect older people, so that our research is also highly relevant to National Research Priority 2 sub-areas: Ageing well, Ageing productively.