98.6 Degrees Fahrenheit Ideal Temperature for Keeping Fungi Away and Food at Bay

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/12/101222121610.htm

ScienceDaily (Dec. 30, 2010) — Two researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have found that our 98.6° F (37° C) body temperature strikes a perfect balance: warm enough to ward off fungal infection but not so hot that we need to eat nonstop to maintain our metabolism.

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