judgyweevil@feddit.it to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 14 hours agoWhy covering our shoulders with a mantle or blanket is so efficient at warming us?message-squaremessage-square18fedilinkarrow-up137arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up136arrow-down1message-squareWhy covering our shoulders with a mantle or blanket is so efficient at warming us?judgyweevil@feddit.it to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 14 hours agomessage-square18fedilinkfile-text
Why isn’t that common to cover with a blanket other parts of our body when we feel cold, like the belly or lower back?
minus-squarePapanca@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·14 hours agoAfaik there is a specific spot between the shoulders with brown fat that acts as a temperature regulator. As a caveat, i read this in a (scientific) article decades ago.
minus-squareT156@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·edit-28 hours agoMore or less. It varies a bit, but it extends a tiny bit along the shoulders and down the spine. The brown fat is basically a metabolic heater, so insulating it will help warm things up.
Afaik there is a specific spot between the shoulders with brown fat that acts as a temperature regulator. As a caveat, i read this in a (scientific) article decades ago.
More or less. It varies a bit, but it extends a tiny bit along the shoulders and down the spine.
The brown fat is basically a metabolic heater, so insulating it will help warm things up.