Question

When exerting in the cold, keeping your heard covered is important as up to 50% of your heat can be lost through your head

A/ True
B/ False

Answer 1

A/True

According to the British Medical Journal this heat-loss myth probably came from experiments in the 1950s when military researchers exposed subjects to frigid temperatures.

This also explains why when babies are born they are given a small beanie to keep their heads warm.