Topic: How Is Fat Excreted
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How Does the Body Excrete Fat?
The National Institute of Health states that there are 3,500 calories in a pound of fat. So creating a 3,500 caloric deficiency is required to lose that pound in a week. But where does the fat go? Read More »
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How is fat excreted from the body?
Fat can be excreted through defecation. It can also be burned through physical activity which will result in no excretion. Read More »
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How fat excreted
When a lot of fat is burned, some of the fat fragments - ketones - get excreted to preserve the body's acid-base balance (because ketones are acid), and this is called "ketosis."  The excreted ketones have about 5 calories per gram, and sin... Read More »
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Google: Protein metabolism Result: http://www.faqs.org/nutrition/Met-Obe/Me… Important section: "Digestion breaks protein down to amino acids. If amino acids are in excess of the body's biological requirements, they are metabolized to glyco... Read More »
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All of it that isn't used for energy. Fat doesn't make you fat since it can't be stored. This answer may need more explanation. (more) Additional justification or context would help people understand and evaluate this answer. See Quora's p... Read More »
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That is a bit of a complicated question. Meaning that there is a lot of steps and involves chemistry and physiology. The gist of the fact is that fat is your energy. Meaning that when you body needs energy it takes the sugars and converts i... Read More »
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Fat is "burned" and creates water + CO2. So mostly, urine. Read More »
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Dr Lothar Wendt has a protein theory which says excess protein in the body gets stored wherever it will be accepted, usually in tendons, ligaments, cartilage and joints. That can be dangerous and leads to degenerative diseases in old age. C... Read More »
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When you burn fat, it doesn't just disappear. Fat is fuel and it's like putting logs in a fireplace. Part of the log turns into heat (energy) but there is a residue left (ash). Your fat does the same thing. Part of it is consumed as energy,... Read More »
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