Good question. I wonder if it can also explain why some people can eat relatively little and not wither away.
Harry On Fri, Dec 19, 2014 at 10:37 PM, leaking pen <itsat...@gmail.com> wrote: > that.. makes perfect sense, but I never thought about it. I wonder > if... hmm. Aerobic exercise that increases oxygen brought into the body > is generally considered better for losing fat, and people with nasal issues > that lower oxygen intake often are larger. I wonder if low oxygen levels > tie to fat production. Cold and higher elevation climates tend towards > fatter people, and the explanation was always insulation, but.... > > > On Fri, Dec 19, 2014 at 8:29 PM, H Veeder <hveeder...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> << >> When you lose weight, where does it go? Turns out, most of it is exhaled. >> In a new study, scientists explain the fate of fat in a human body, and >> through precise calculations, debunk some common misconceptions. Fat >> doesn't simply "turn into" energy or heat, and it doesn't break into >> smaller parts and get excreted, the researchers say. >> >> >> >> http://www.livescience.com/49157-how-fat-is-lost-body.html >> >> --------- >> >> >> << >> Considering the soaring overweight and obesity rates and strong interest >> in this topic, there is surprising ignorance and confusion about the >> metabolic process of weight loss among the general public and health >> professionals alike. We encountered widespread misconceptions about how >> humans lose weight among general practitioners, dietitians, and personal >> trainers (fig 1⇓). Most people believed that fat is converted to energy or >> heat, which violates the law of conservation of mass. We suspect this >> misconception is caused by the “energy in/energy out” mantra and the focus >> on energy production in university biochemistry courses. Other >> misconceptions were that the metabolites of fat are excreted in the faeces >> or converted to muscle. We present a novel calculation to show how we “lose >> weight.” >> >> >> >> >> http://www.bmj.com/content/349/bmj.g7257 >> >> >> >> Harry >> >>
