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The story is (likely purposefully) ignoring some other ways you can "lose weight/energy" from your body. But I am curious what would the complete list be... *
by tamcap 6y ago
The story is (likely purposefully) ignoring some other ways you can "lose weight/energy" from your body. But I am curious what would the complete list be...
* heat (the most obvious one, not explicitly mentioned I guess?)
* even in healthy humans, some fatty acids are excreted with bile into the gut and subsequently removed via feces
* if you are fasting (or in ketosis, such as via keto diet) you will exhale / sweat ketone bodies, which is a very ineffective way (energy balance wise) to use up fatty acids
* if you are a diabetic, you can excrete glucose in your urine; we have subsequently develop drugs that can help mimic this process as a diabetes treatment
* skin, hair and nails (very insignificant amounts)
* sperm & menses
Anybody got anything else I am not currently thinking about?
- danans 6y ago> Anybody got anything else I am not currently thinking about? tears, mucus, dead skin cells, skin oils.
- lordnacho 6y agoEarwax
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- ncmncm 6y agoHeat does not carry away a measurable amount of weight.
- tamcap 6y agoYou are right. While the energy of the chemical bonds is converted into heat, it's not like the bonds itself have any weight. It's a pretty obvious statement. Now I am embarrassed! :)