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You lose most of your body heat through your head.

Category: health · Difficulty: medium

Contradicted

The claim as people say it

"You lose most of your body heat through your head."

Common search: "do you lose most heat through your head" · evergreen myth

What the evidence shows

Heat loss is proportional to exposed surface area; a bare head loses no more than a bare arm of similar size.

Unreviewed editorial summary; cited evidence and provenance pending. ClaimReview markup withheld. Verdicts are aids to review, not proof.

Frequently asked questions

Is it true that you lose most of your body heat through your head?

Contradicted. Heat loss is proportional to exposed surface area; a bare head loses no more than a bare arm of similar size.

Why do people search for this?

People commonly search "do you lose most heat through your head". Verfiai lists it as: evergreen myth.

How was this verdict reached?

This is an unreviewed editorial summary from Verfiai's curated claim list. Evidence and claim provenance have not yet been substantiated for publication; ClaimReview markup is withheld. Use the live checker and inspect its sources.

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