Why is it advised to wear white clothes in summer?

Why is it advised to wear white clothes in summer?

PROF WAQAR HUSSAIN

             

                   Because white clothes are good reflectors and bad absorbers of heat and hence they keep our bodies comparatively cooler than do the coloured clothes. That is why the inhabitants of hotter countries usually wear white dresses. It is also one of the reasons behind men using more of white clothes than women because men generally work outside the homes and thus are more exposed to the sun than women.