Heat gain

This comes from:

  • Oxidation of foods
    (Your feel warmer after you have eaten)
  • Muscle, liver and other tissue activity
    (internal metabolism)
  • Hot foods and drinks
    (Directly transfer heat to body by conduction)
  • If there is not enough heat get involuntary muscular contraction - Shivering.This is called thermogenesis (Heat creation). As we get cold blood vessels on the surface of the skin contract so less heat escapes from the skin.
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