Winter Wives ’ Tale

The University of Maryland Children’s Hospital sets the record straight… “Put on your hat since you lose most of your body heat through your head.” This is not necessarily true! Your body heat escapes from any exposed area- so if you had on snow pants and a T-shirt and you forget your hat and jacket, the most amount of heat would escape through your arms- since that would be the largest exposed part of your body. Putting on winter accessories such as hats, mittens and scarves is still a very good idea to avoid the outside dangers of frostbite and hypothermia. “You will get sick if you go outside with wet hair.” This is another winter wives’ tale. While your kids may be cold, they won’t actually catch a cold by venturing outdoors with a wet head. Germs are spread by people, and temperature simply doesn’t play a part.  
Source: Life in a Medical Center - Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Tags: Children's Health Health Tips Kids pediatrics University of Maryland Children's Hospital University of Maryland Medical Center winter weather Source Type: blogs