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Cold showers improve personal health while reducing carbon emissions (opens in a new tab)

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Claim 1 of 5Not checkedA psychologist at the University of Basel asked participants to take cold showers to explore whether easy, everyday climate-friendly habits can also benefit personal health.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 2 of 5Not checkedThe study included 719 participants aged 18 to 65 who were asked to take showers as cold as their shower would allow for 12 weeks.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 3 of 5Not checkedParticipants who stuck with the routine reportedly felt increasingly better mentally and physically, and on average took 31% fewer sick days than the control group.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 4 of 5Not checkedThe article says cold showers reduced water use, lowered energy needed for heating water, and cut CO2 emissions by 15 kilograms per person over 12 weeks, roughly equivalent to driving 100 kilometers.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 5 of 5Not checkedThe story notes several uncertainties, including whether participants continued the habit after the study, how environmentally conscious they were in other areas, and whether they compensated elsewhere for the discomfort of cold showers.View evidenceHide evidence

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