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American Physiological Society: Tattoos Impair Sweating, Could Increase Risk of Heat-Related Injury
September 26, 2020
ROCKVILLE, Maryland, Sept. 26 (TNSJou) -- The American Physiological Society issued the following news:

New research finds that tattooed skin does not sweat as much as non-inked areas of the body, which may have implications for the body's ability to cool in people with extensive tattooing. The first-of-its-kind study is published ahead of print in the Journal of Applied Physiology.

Normal sweating helps regulate body temperature. Eccrine sweat glands, found throughout . . .

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