What is sweat or sweating? Why do we need to sweat and why there is a process of sweating on our body? Is sweating a lot bad for us? And what are the importance of sweating?The questions above are some of the questions that will be answered for this top ten article. You will now know the 10 amazing facts regarding sweating or perspiration. So it is recommended that you drink plenty of water while reading this article to sweat more and prevent dehydration (just kidding). Now have some time to read and check out the 10 listed sweating facts below.
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Fact : Maximum sweat rates of an adult can be up to 2-4 liters per hour or 10-14 liters per day.
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| Woman sweating after jogging activity |
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Fact : Through panting, dogs are able to regulate their body temperature enabling them to sweat more.
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| Panting dog to sweat and regulate its body temperature |
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Fact : Focal hyperhidrosis (excessive sweating) is also known as "The Silent Handicap" for the reason that it can affect the social, psychological, emotional and professional perspective of the person who has it.
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| Focal hyperhidrosis (excessive sweating) |
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Fact : Emotional stress causes sweating of palms, soles, armpits and forehead while physical heat caused sweating causes the entire body to sweat.
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| Emotional stress |
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Fact : The average person has 2.6 million sweat glands in their skin.
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| Sweat gland diagram |
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Fact : The modified apocrine glands (apocrine glands are sweat producing glands) are called ceruminous glands. Ceruminous glands produces "ear wax". Earwax prevents unwanted materials from entering our ears.
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| Ceruminous gland |
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Fact : Sweat by itself doesn't smell at all. It's the bacteria that live on your skin that mix with the sweat and give it a stinky smell.
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| Sweat is odorless |
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Fact : By sweating, toxins are removed in your pores, making your skin more cleaner and healthier.
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| Sweating removes toxins inside our skin pores |
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Fact : If you do not sweat enough, you can also suffer from heat stroke or heat exhaustion.
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| Exercise makes us sweat |
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Fact : Sweating helps fight sickness.
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| Sweating helps fight sickness. |
Data Sources :
- www.en.wikipedia.org
- www.howstuffworks.com
- www.kidshealth.org
- www.fitday.com
- www.inhabitat.com
- www.critterconsulting.com
- www.dtop10list.com
- www.rewards4mom.com
- www.en.wikipedia.org
- www.intimatehealthhelp.net
- www.fitsugar.com
- www.beautyhealthtips.in
- www.fitnessgoop.com
- www.ehow-blog.com
Please be noted that the top 10 that we are including here in our blog are all unofficial rankings unless otherwise noted. Most of the top ten lists are based on Google search results and collected mainly from different blogs and websites around the internet world.
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