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阅读理解
When we exercise hard, we burn fat (脂肪). But have you ever wondered where
exactly the fat goes?
Some doctors think that fat is changed into heat and given off in the
air. Others think the body burns it. Some even joke that someone comes and
takes it. That's why you always weigh less in the morning.
Now a new study from Australia solves the mystery.
"The correct answer is that most of the fat is breathed out as CO2.
It goes into the air," says the study.
Scientists followed the atoms (原子) in 10 kilograms of fat as they are
lost. They found that 8.4 of those kilograms are breathed out as CO2
through the lungs (肺). The other weight, 1.6 kilograms,
becomes water and leaves the bod.
"None of this is easy to understand because we can't see the CO2
we breathe out," said the study's lead expert.
Does that mean you can lose more weight by breathing more? It is not as
easy as you think. Breathing more than the body's metabolic rate (新陈代谢速度) can make you
uncomfortable. You may feel dizzy (眩晕的) and become
unable to see, move or feel, according to the study.
So how can people lose weight healthily? The key is to eat less and move
more. You may have heard this many times. During a day, a 70 kg person breathes
out about 200 g of CO2. So if the same person wants to lose weight,
he or she can do some light exercise, for example, walking fast. This can help
lose 240 g of CO2.