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Obesity epidemic may threaten mitten industry

From this Science Daily article comes this interesting headline: Obesity epidemic may threaten mitten industry.

Researchers found that fat people generate more heat. Thermograms (see picture) found that obese people dissipate more heat than normal through the hands and less heat than normal through the torso. They speculate that the feet would be another area for venting excess heat.

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