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Re:Decreasing human body temperature in the U.S. since the i... by AtlasBarfed on Thursday January 09, 2020 @01:30PM (#22003957)
Humans are less active and probably have a reduced basal metabolic rate, which is where the heat comes from.

That seems the obvious explanation, moreso that disease-related inflammation.

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Re:Decreasing human body temperature in the U.S. since the i... by Enginerrrd on Thursday January 09, 2020 @02:48PM (#22004856)
This makes a lot of sense to me.
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