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Inhaling Calories

Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
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    SkiveSkive Posts: 15,286 Skive's The Limit
    No. You do not gain calories through respiration.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    I once inhaled a wine gum in my eagerness to have it in my belly.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    CptCoatHanger wrote: »
    I once inhaled a wine gum in my eagerness to have it in my belly.

    Actually just audibly laughed. Never been able to truthfully use this before, but L.O.L.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Skive wrote: »
    No. You do not gain calories through respiration.

    But something's scent is made up of little particles of that substance, so wouldn't these have a calorific value?
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    SkiveSkive Posts: 15,286 Skive's The Limit
    grace wrote: »
    But something's scent is made up of little particles of that substance, so wouldn't these have a calorific value?

    Nothing significant. There is nothing in you lungs or your nose to allow you take on calories.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    r.i.d.i.c.u.l.o.u.s
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    I dont think you have anything to worry about. You're not going to get fat by breathing
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    adogwithsunglasses wrote: »
    r.i.d.i.c.u.l.o.u.s

    Don't be such a twat, I was just asking.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Surely though, you can inhale some kind of toxin from processed food?
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    inhaling calories?

    mmm, i better get holding my breath then!
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Namaste wrote: »
    Surely though, you can inhale some kind of toxin from processed food?

    Probably not enough to have any effect on your health though
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    If it was true, then wouldn't we all be overweight?
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Yes, there will be food particles in the air, and some of these will settle on lining of your airways, where the mucus system will transport them to your mouth and you will swallow them, they will be digested and you will gain some energy from them.

    I would be amazed if this amounted to more than 5 calories a day.

    On the other hand, being around those smells will stimulate your appetite, and make you inclined to eat more.
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