Breathe a sigh of relief. Drink some water. Cry tears of
joy. Health Briefs TV learns where the fat goes after we lose weight.
Where does the fat go when we
lose weight? A group of Australian
researchers followed the route of fat when it is broken down into its different
parts. First, the chemical bonds are broken which released heat and fuel to
muscles. The atoms, which is the fat actually, remains and much of it leaves
the body via the lungs as carbon dioxide. Fat from food is stored in the body’s
cells called adipocytes and further stored as a compound called triglyceride.
This is made of three kinds of atoms: carbon, hydrogen and oxygen and when it
breaks down, about a fifth of it forms water and the rest becomes carbon
dioxide.
Health Briefs TV relays the
water is excreted in sweat, urine, feces, breath and tears. The C02 is
discharged through the lungs when we breathe, and can only be replaced by
eating food and drinking beverages like juice. So where does the fat go when we
lose weight? We breathe it out and we excrete it out. But we still have to
exercise to boost weight loss. It also helps to reduce portion size and consume
healthy foods. Make a lifestyle change
today that will lengthen life for years.
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