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Rosalie B.
 
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"Padeen" wrote:

Interesting, J&S. Not to contradict you, as I have only anecdotal
experience, but I found my kids to be more cold resistant than most adults,
including me. Can you point me to some studies/ data that suggest this?
Thanks
Padeen

We are talking about babies, and not kids (children). And the
resistance to cold that is being referenced is hypothermia due to
being submerged in cold water, not just to swimming or being out in
the snow or something. I haven't read them, but here are some
references

# Sloan RE, Keating WR Cooling rates of young people swimming in
cold water. J Appl Physiol 1973; 35:371-375 [Free Full Text]
# Bar-Or O. Pediatric Sports Medicine for the Practitioner: From
Physiologic Principles to Clinical Applications. New York, NY:
Springer Verlag; 1983:259-299
# Bennett HJ, Wagner T, Fields A Acute hyponatremia and seizures in an
infant after a swimming lesson. Pediatrics 1983; 72:125-127 [Medline]
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