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For centuries people have been drinking freshly extracted fruit juice as one of their daily health kick ups. There are many reasons for this, and some of them are health benefits, taste, and many others. No matter which method of juicing and whatever the fruit used, without the fruit there comes nothing for you!

There is no doubt about it – fruit juice is the best source of vitamin C to be found anywhere on earth! This fun fact will no doubt come as a surprise to many people. However, what is even more interesting is the fact that the juice we now drink every day is not nearly the total amount needed to get our body healthy. As a matter of fact, in the day’s best living situations, most of us would greatly benefit from reducing our daily intake of fruit juice to below twenty or thirty pieces per day. The good news is that you don’t have to go through this drastic change all at once, and if you start drinking less fruit juice on a more regular basis you will notice a great reduction in your weight loss and keep it off.

The first thing you should know about fruit juice is that it contains the richest source of antioxidants of any food or drink today! This makes it a great source of helping us lose weight, especially the bad kind. But before we get into the bad stuff, let’s look at what is actually in juice and why it is so good for you. Pure juice is just that: 100% juice with nothing added. In other words, there are no fruit juices added (unless it is raw) in this delicious beverage, so it is always healthy.

Let’s take a look at the benefits of this wonderful beverage, and how you can use it to eat fewer calories. Since fruits and vegetables are very filling, consuming them on a regular basis is a great way to make sure you eat less and feel healthier. Juices are particularly helpful in “storing” these nutrients as you won’t be swallowing tons of water, making it harder to count those calories. Another plus of drinking juices is that the fiber content is very high, which also helps to keep your digestive system moving along and getting rid of all the toxins that contribute to weight gain. So take a small sip smarter and stay full, and you are on your way to losing weight!

Of course, drinking fruit juice is not the only way to get the vitamins and minerals you need. For example, if you cook fruits and vegetables with a bit of sugar (such as in a dessert) then you will be decreasing the amount of fruits and vegetables you can ingest. Therefore, the whole fruit is always the best choice, as it provides the maximum amount of vitamins and minerals for every serving.

However, you don’t need to limit your intake of fruits and vegetables. Even a diet consisting entirely of “white” foods can benefit from a little fruit juice here and there. One of the biggest misconceptions about fruit juice is that it has no fiber, but this couldn’t be further from the truth. In fact, studies have shown that having at least one glass of fruit juice per day can actually help you add more fiber to your diet. This leads to regular bowel movements, which are another contributing factor in losing weight.

If you’ve been working on improving your activity and nutrition with the goal of losing weight, you’ve probably asked yourself this question at least once.

As you probably know, energy (in this case, fat) cannot be created, nor destroyed.

So the question here is – How do your fat deposits transform when you are on a weight-loss diet or taking supplements?

In this article, you’re going to learn more about fat loss and what happens to the weight that disappears from the scale during a successful diet.

Let’s get to it, shall we?

How Do You Lose Weight, Even?

Though many fad diets have taken priority spots in people’s lives, fat loss is mainly about one specific principle, called “Eating in a caloric deficit”.

Your body requires a certain amount of energy to maintain its physiological processes and mass in space.

That amount of energy depends on the following factors:

1. Gender
2. Age
3. Height
4. Weight
5. Non-training activity
6. Training activity
7. Food intake

If you consume more energy from food than your body needs to maintain its weight, you will progressively gain weight.

On the other hand, if you consume LESS energy from food than your body needs to maintain its weight, you will LOSE fat.

It’s quite simple and there is no way around it! Every fad diet that makes you lose weight, does so not because of the diet itself, but because of the caloric deficit that it helps you establish.

But Where Does Lost Fat Go?

When you’re in a deficit of energy, your body uses its energy deposits (fat) to compensate for that deficit.

That is to say that during fat loss, your body actually burns off the fat in order to use it for a variety of functions.

When oxidized (burned with the help of oxygen), fat leaves the body in the form of carbon dioxide and water!

That is to say that the two main “exhausts” for lost fat, are:

1. The lungs
2. The urinary system

In other words, when you lose fat, you exhale the carbon dioxide and then the water gets into your circulation, until it leaves the body as sweat and urine.

How Much Of The Fat Is Water?

Interestingly enough, when you lose fat, most of it comes out as carbon dioxide, through your lungs.

To be precise, about 80-85% of lost fat turns into carbon dioxide, while the other 15-20% turn to water.

For instance, if you lose 10 kg of fat, roughly 8 kg of it comes out through your lungs and the remaining weight is excreted in the form of urine/sweat.

Fun Fact

As a matter of fact, basically everything you consume comes out as carbon dioxide!

Nearly every gram of carbohydrate, protein, fat, and even alcohol, get converted to carbon dioxide and water, while the byproducts of the food leave the body as excrements.

The only exception for a nutrient that reaches your colon intact, is dietary fiber, which cannot be absorbed or digested but may help the digestive processes.

Everything else besides fiber is absorbed and then takes exit via the lungs!

Conclusion

Fat loss is simple, yet interesting – It only requires a caloric deficit but can make your body undergo drastic visual changes over a short period of time.

The process becomes even more interesting when you think about the fact that 85% of the weight that disappears from the scale, takes its exit through your lungs!

If you have any other interesting questions, let us know in the comments below!