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Steven Buehler's avatar

So… by burning off fat we are contributing to global warming?

Dr Joel Yong's avatar

In one sense, yes. But we do have to bear in mind that the mass of carbon dioxide produced by a human’s biological activity is negligible compared to the mass of carbon dioxide produced by an aircraft or by a manufacturing plant.

Steven Buehler's avatar

I was being facetious.

Nevertheless, I’ve often asked myself the same question, about where the fat goes.