When somebody loses weight, where does the fat go?

BMJ. 2014 Dec 16:349:g7257. doi: 10.1136/bmj.g7257.

Authors

Ruben Meerman¹, Andrew J Brown²

Affiliations

¹ School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, 2052, Australia rubenmeerman@me.com.
² School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, 2052, Australia.

PMID: 25516540
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.g7257

Abstract

Ruben Meerman and Andrew Brown explain why the answer might not be what you expect.

© BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 2014.

MeSH terms

Adipose Tissue / metabolism*
Body Water / metabolism*
Carbon / metabolism*
Carbon Dioxide / metabolism
Energy Metabolism / physiology*
Humans
Lung / metabolism*
Weight Loss*

Substances

Carbon Dioxide
Carbon