Why does wearing tight gloves in cold weather increase the risk of frostbite in the fingers, compared to wearing looser fitting gloves?

💡 Explanation

Frostbite risk rises in tight gloves because the constriction reduces cutaneous blood flow to the fingers. This impairs thermoregulation, because less warm blood reaches the skin, therefore heat loss increases, rather than vasodilation occurring which would increase blood flow to the extremities.

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