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 <[email protected]> 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 > >
