When physicist and „surfing scientist“ Ruben Meerman saw a photo of himself surfing with his belly bulging out, he was determined to lose some weight. And this brought him to ask himself, as a scientist, how that actually works. What causes weight loss? Where does the weight go when you lose weight?
In this Ted x talk he speaks about his in-depth study of the correlation between the gases we breathe and diminishing fat deposits. Did you know that it takes an hour of breathing at rest to metabolize an apple, whereas it takes 7 hours to metabolize a piece of cake? As well as fun facts like these, this talk is a fascinating look at what goes on in our bodies when faced with food and how it relates to our breathing.
The blogpost image is from an article in the British Medical Journal, written by Ruben Meerman and Prof Andrew Brown: