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Rohini Subrahmanyam

BIZARRE: Do women get cold more easily than men | Mind Blowing Facts

Photo of a woman wearing a suit and collared shirt adjusting a thermostat on the wall of a conference room in an office building.

There's a common belief that women generally feel colder than men, but is that really backed by science?

Actually, the evidence is mixed, in part because few studies addressing this question have been conducted in a carefully controlled manner. That said, the data gathered to date suggest that people's perception of and ability to regulate body temperature rests not on their sex, but rather on their physical traits — in particular, their body fat and surface area. 

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