98.6 No Longer Normal
And the results are fascinating:
Parsonnet and colleagues analyzed more than 677,000 body temperature measurements collected in the United States between 1862 and 2017.
The results showed that the body temperature of men born in the 2000s is, on average, almost 1.1 F lower than that of men born in the early 1800s. Meanwhile, the body temperature of women born in the 2000s is, on average, nearly 0.6 F lower than that of women born in the 1890s.
That translates into a body temperature decrease of 0.05 F every decade, according to the study published Jan. 7 in the journal eLife.
So, it sounds like a temp of around 98 is now considered "normal". Which means 99 is now considered less of a low-grade fever than it once was. Which gives more schoolchildren everywhere more of a reason to stay home today.
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Grace & Peace & Love to you all -
Matt
