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Where Lost Body Fat Goes: Mostly Exhaled as CO2

TEDx Talks · Talk · YouTube title: The mathematics of weight loss | Ruben Meerman | TEDxQUT (edited version)
Why it's here

HN regularly shares it in weight loss threads as a clear, precise explanation of the physics of weight loss.

What it covers

Ruben Meerman presents a TEDx talk on the stoichiometry of weight loss, showing with lab demonstrations where fat goes when it is lost. He argues that most of it is exhaled as carbon dioxide.