Decreasing human body temperature in the U.S. since the industrial revolution

Re:Decreasing human body temperature in the U.S. since the i... by lm28469 on Thursday January 09, 2020 @01:00PM (#22003644)

Do you have any sources backing that? Last time I checked alcohol dilates blood vessel which actually makes you lose heat more easily (but that's just while you're under the influence)

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Re:Decreasing human body temperature in the U.S. since the i... by JackRabbitSlim on Thursday January 09, 2020 @01:45PM (#22004129)

How do you think a thermometer works? You expect it will measure less heat because your vascular system is dilated and shedding more heat?

Core body temp != single point-in-time measurement.

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Re:Decreasing human body temperature in the U.S. since the i... by lm28469 on Friday January 10, 2020 @06:18AM (#22010196)

> Core body temp != single point-in-time measurement.

Since when ? Core body temp means exactly what it describes: your internal body temp, you can make it a one time measurement, an average or whatever you want.

> You expect it will measure less heat because your vascular system is dilated and shedding more heat?

I expect that shedding more heat will make your body lose more heat, which will lower your body temperature. I don't even know why it's so controversial in this thread, literally no one is refuting the fact that alcohol increase heat loss.

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Re:Decreasing human body temperature in the U.S. since the i... by Lammy on Thursday January 09, 2020 @01:17PM (#22003822)

Lose heat… into a thermometer? :)

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Re:Decreasing human body temperature in the U.S. since the i... by lm28469 on Thursday January 09, 2020 @01:21PM (#22003863)

Dilated vessel -> more blood to skin -> increased exchange rate with air.

Especially true in cold weather because your body naturally contracts blood vessels to reduce heat transfer, which alcohol completely cancel.

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