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View Poll Results: Which is good for health?
Dry hot 5 62.50%
Humid hot 3 37.50%
Voters: 8. You may not vote on this poll

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Old 04-07-2012, 01:46 PM
 
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People don't like hot. Some people prefer to tolerate dry hot if they have to pick one. Maybe dry hot is a little comfortable than humid hot.

But from health science perspective, which one is good for health: dry hot or humid hot?

I am tring to get some knowledge and do some research on this topic.
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Old 04-07-2012, 05:16 PM
 
Location: Dallas, TX
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I would say it's easier to suffer from hyperthermia in humid heat while dry heat is more likely to cause skin and sinus problems. It depends largely on just how hot it is and what you're doing in the heat.
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Old 04-07-2012, 06:29 PM
 
Location: NE Atlanta Metro
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I don't think either one is good for your health. High humidity can create additional health risks to hot temperatures by limiting your body's ability to cool off.

Weather 101: Heat & evaporative cooling | todaysthv.com
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Old 04-07-2012, 08:11 PM
 
Location: God's Country
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Neither one is good.
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Old 04-07-2012, 09:42 PM
 
Location: plano
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Depends on which part of the body. If you worry about skin issues, humidity can be easier on skin that the dry desert heat. If you do not like to sweat, lower humidity might be better if the temperature is the same in both the humid and dry places.....the problem is it wont be. Low humidy air is easier for the sun to heat up than humid air. That is why Houston has a lower avg summer temp than Dallas does. Houston and other humid places tend to have cloudy summer skies from the humidity so cars dont get baked and as hot in that situation than in one where the sun is on the car or house all day long. Joints can feel better in a lower humidity place or so I am told as one who has no joint issues.
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