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Cold sensitivity
Cold sensitivity or cold intolerance is unusual discomfort felt by some people when in a cool environment. Cold sensitivity may be a symptom of hypothyroidism, anemia, low body weight, iron deficiency, vitamin B 12 deficiency, fevers, fibromyalgia or vasoconstriction. There may also be differences in people in the expression of uncoupling proteins, thus affecting their amount of thermogenesis. Psychology may also play a factor in perceived temperature. Possible causes include non-freezing cold injury.
Article summary
Cold sensitivity or cold intolerance is unusual discomfort felt by some people when in a cool environment. Cold sensitivity may be a symptom of hypothyroidism, anemia, low body weight, iron deficiency, vitamin B 12 deficiency, fevers, fibromyalgia or vasoconstriction. There may also be differences in people in the expression of uncoupling proteins, thus affecting their amount of thermogenesis. Psychology may also play a factor in perceived temperature. Possible causes include non-freezing cold injury.
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