When you lose weight, how does the fat leave the body….

Question

I’ve heard you literally poo and wee it out

In: Biology

Answer 1

Sort of. Fat is basically just a chain of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen atoms. When you break it down for energy, these compounds break down. Some of the carbon does leave your body as waste. Some forms CO2 which you exhale. Some forms water which you either sweat, death or pee out. The short answer is it ceases to look like fat and it leaves your body in different ways. Imagine a log of wood burning. Some of it turns to ash. Most of it disappears into the atmosphere