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Factors Affecting Normal Body Temperature

Published Jan,08 2019 | By Erik VanIterson

In healthy people, body temperature is regulated closely around 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit. But interruptions in your body's conduction, convection and radiation can result in temperature fluctuation.

Erik VanIterson has been writing movement science-related literature since 2006. His work appears on Doody Enterprises, Inc., a text-book review Web site. VanIterson holds a Master of Science in exercise physiology from the University of Illinois at Chicago, a Master of Science in biology from DePaul University, and a Bachelor of Science in human physiology from Lyman Briggs College at Michigan State University.