Re: Does body temperature vary according what food you eat?

Hi Katarina.
Normal body temperature is 97.5 F to 98.9 F, or 36.4 C to 37.2 C.  It is 
lowest in the morning and highest in the late afternoon.  Food, extra 
clothing, strenuous exercise, excitement, and anxiety can all raise the 
body temperature, according to the following website.  
http://health.yahoo.com/health/Diseases_and_Conditions/Disease_Feed
_Data/Fe
ver/ 
According to another website, http://www.intelihealth.com, the 
causes of 
fever 
are:
Common infectious diseases (such as colds, flu and gastroenteritis) 
Chronic conditions associated with inflammation, such as rheumatoid 
arthritis 
Pneumonia 
Dehydration (excessive loss of body fluids) 
Emotional stress 
Severe trauma (including postoperative fever) 
Reactions to medications or immunizations 
Less common infectious illnesses, especially those associated with travel 
to foreign countries where sanitation is poor 
Toxins (poisons) at work or at home

As you can see, some diets can change your body temperature. 
But you should keep in mind that our body has many ways of dealing with 
internal and external temperature changes.  For example, you may sweat in 
a hot day or shiver when it's cold.  It's extremely important to keep the 
body temperature around 37 degrees C since only a few degrees of variation 
leads to denaturation of many important proteins and enzymes in our body.  
Of course, the major cause of large temperature changes are fevers due to 
infection.

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thens/Troy/7063

Arash E.
Cellular Biology and Genetics
UBC