• April 19, 2024

The reasons why we lose the usual body temperature in our body (37 C) are mainly sweat, the consumption of cold drinks, rest or reduce the activities we do on a daily basis and of course when exposed to low temperatures.

Publications of the City Council of Valencia reveal that the body heat it is maintained mainly for two reasons:

1. Muscular activity. Through exercise or other daily physical activities.

2. Digestion. The digestion of food makes 75% of the calories that are consumed be transformed into hot .

According to researchers from the University of Portsmouth the female body has a more uniform distribution of body fat than in the case of men. This means that men, having a higher percentage of muscle mass and body fat, have a better protection against low temperatures.

Mike Tipton , professor of human physiology at the university explains that the female body conserves heat better in the central organs, however, by making it less blood circulates in the upper extremities (hands) and lower (feet) which makes them feel colder.

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• Menstruation. During menstruation women can also feel more cold since the corporal temperature gets to lower a degree.

• Loneliness. Psychologists in the University of Toronto explain that social isolation as well as feelings of loneliness can produce a physical sensation of cold .

• Burns body fat. According to a study of the Harvard Medical School adipocytes have a mechanism to burn calories efficiently when the environment becomes cold; and some cells that are responsible for the storage of fat also release energy in the form of heat (thermogenesis)

Recommendations. The most important thing is to keep the internal temperature, so a good measure to maintain it is clothing: use several layers of clothing to capture the air from outside.

Remember to protect yourself from cold It is of vital importance, since the low temperatures contribute to the suffering of respiratory diseases, allergies or simply generate stress or fatigue.

Consume plenty of fluids, foods rich in vitamin C such as citrus, wear appropriate clothes and take care of your personal hygiene. Enjoy improving your health!