The Average Human Body Temperature Is No Longer 98.6 F
We’re all chilling out, new research shows
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4 min readJan 15, 2020
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One of the most widely accepted standard measurements of the human body, a normal temperature of 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit, has declined gradually for more than 150 years in the United States by about 1.6% since the pre-industrial era, a new study published in the journal eLife finds. The cooling off…
