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Five and a half million Germans could not heat their homes sufficiently in 2022 due to lack of money (www.destatis.de)

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

there is studies that concluded an increased risk of getting colds, when the indoor temperature is consistently below 20 °C

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

There are indeed studies but they place the low cutoff at 18°C not at 20°.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK535294/

For countries with temperate or colder climates, 18 °C has been proposed as a safe and well-balanced indoor temperature to protect the health of general populations during cold seasons.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

There is studies that 16-20C is the optimal temperature for sleeping

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

And sleeping is about 1/3 of the day, where your metabolism, circulation and breath behave quite differently than during awake times.

If someone feels more comfortable at lower temperatures while awake that is perfectly fine. If all of the population heats less though that will result in more colds.