I’m just asking. I have had a cold for over two weeks now and all that is left is the cough; deep, hard, hacky cough. The way I figure it, this may be my next fat burner discovery.
Don’t laugh – you use muscles to cough. Trust me, my back and side muscles hurt from coughing so much. Why wouldn’t some calories be burned in this process?
Just wondering.
Saturday, October 17, 2009
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Well, I looked this up for you. It looks like a small handful of calories each time you cough. Around 5 or less.
However, one hour of cooking you burn over 200 calories!
It's about a year now since you've posed this question, but I have an answer for you that you will probably find quite interesting:
In a days worth of continuous coughing (especially due to an illness) you burn approximately 4000-5000 calories. Also, when ill, your body uses up more calories trying to fight off the illness yet typical the illness is also accompanied by a lack of hunger which means less intake of calories as well. This is why a person who is sick for an extended period loses so much weight. It is also why they feel weak for a period even after the illness has subsided. Their body is lacking in calories, which in fact are a basic measurement of energy.
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