How much does the average person sweat per day?

MedlinePlus states that the average person produces approximately 1 quart of sweat per day. There are an immense number of eccrine sweat glands in the body and the number of eccrine sweat glands is in excess of 2.5 million. WebMD explains that the factors that determine how much a person sweats on a given day include the spiciness of the food the person consumes, their nervousness, the amount of exercise they get, sickness and even some medical conditions. The Mayo Clinic notes that one such medical condition is hyperhidrosis, which is brought on by overactive sweat glands.

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Susan Lake-Harris

Most of the world uses metric. At the very least, both US and metric should be provided.

Chris Brown

...Nor in New Zealand or Australia. We also use metric measurements.

Bob Fowler

Not in the UK ! 😂

Fern Russell

It closer to a gallon or 2 gallons for an entire day. Not per hour.

Lynne Zeman

I'm sure those of us in Phoenix Az @ 117 degrees F sweat far more than people in Siberia.

chrismdavies

Why are the answers in quarts?what do they mean,why not have a metric alternative? as most people understand now days, if so I would have had an idea of the answer. Besides that, what is an average person anyway and what are they doing.

Louella Wilson

Is this question using US or UK measures? The UK pint is 20 fluid ounces, while the US pint is16 fl oz. Or converting to SI units, the UK quart is 1.14 litres. US quart is 0.95 litres. Another reason for using SI units.

Louella Wilson

What is an average person? Men sweat more than women due to factors such as a higher body mass index, muscle mass, and hormones. While there is a wide range in how much people sweat, in general the average person sweats between 0.5-2 liters an hour during physical activity. But according to some studies, people may lose a minimum of 3 liters a day, even without moving around all that much. Much more than a quart.

Louise C.

Marlen Brown, I sweat a lot and it is because of a certain condition .

Marlen Brown

I don't care what unit of measurement you use, I can't believe that any average person sweats as much as any of these. Besides average people don't do much of anything to cause that much sweat.

Rafi Manory

I think that QC should have a rule on the use of units here. I am sorry, I don't know what is a pint. The units should be SI units. Next thing you know we get answers in cubits...