THE VIDEO SHELF · weight loss physics
The mathematics of weight loss | Ruben Meerman | TEDxQUT (edited version)
Ruben Meerman presents a TEDx talk on the stoichiometry of weight loss, showing with lab demonstrations where fat goes when it is lost. He argues that most of it is exhaled as carbon dioxide.
Why HN readers recommended it
HN regularly shares it in weight loss threads as a clear, precise explanation of the physics of weight loss.
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Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- TEDx Talks
- Topic
- weight loss physics
- Format
- talk
- Level
- general
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 6
- HN mentions in dataset
- 10
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2017–2024
These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.
From the original HN conversations
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Someone on youtube made a perfect video explaining this with enough precision: not sure it's this one [VIDEO] but close
agumonkey on Hacker News · 2017-11
In When somebody loses weight, where does the fat go?There is a nice Ted talk about the same topic. Something I often link to people saying "I can eat everything I want in this diet..." The mathematics of weight loss | Ruben Meerman | TEDxQUT: [VIDEO] My personal weight-loss (and now sports) is largely …
hkolk on Hacker News · 2020-10
In When we lose weight, where does it go?For the science geeks, here's a great TEDx demonstration with lab experiments: "The mathematics of weight loss " [VIDEO]
greenbush on Hacker News · 2020-10
In When we lose weight, where does it go?
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