Hits and myths: Do cold hands indicate your body temperature?

No

it's not uncommon for your hands to feel cold when the rest of your body does not. Many people seem to always have cold hands - no matter what the temperature outside is.

But just because your palms feel like ice, it does not mean that your body temperature is low too. Hand temperature is not an accurate indicator of your body's internal temperature.

Dr Chan Chau-shing, a general practitioner and a specialist in emergency medicine from Tsuen Wan Adventist Hospital, says cold hands are just the result of how heat is circulated around your body, but adds that "cold" is a subjective feeling.

It's also normal for your body to lose heat through the surrounding environment, but this also depends on external factors such as the temperature, wind chill and humidity.