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Can you burn calories by thinking?
« on: April 24, 2009, 04:56:32 pm »
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Can you burn calories by just thinking really hard?  :idiot2:
I don't know why I came up with this question but it's not a joke question serzly lol
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Re: Can you burn calories by thinking?
« Reply #1 on: April 24, 2009, 04:57:04 pm »
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Even though I don't have evidence, I guess yes :P
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Re: Can you burn calories by thinking?
« Reply #2 on: April 24, 2009, 05:15:35 pm »
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Yes, I would say so because your brain uses glucose to function. I don't think it would be a substantially large amount of calories because not every part of your brain is activated for particular activities.
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Re: Can you burn calories by thinking?
« Reply #3 on: April 24, 2009, 05:19:40 pm »
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No, you burn calories by knowing.
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Re: Can you burn calories by thinking?
« Reply #4 on: April 24, 2009, 06:24:24 pm »
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yes you do
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Re: Can you burn calories by thinking?
« Reply #5 on: April 24, 2009, 06:53:53 pm »
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http://www.healthstatus.com/calculate/cbc

Apparently it does... but then again, according 2 the same site, u burn more calories while studying if u're heavier (which seems a little weird 2 me...).

Go figure.

Anywayz, it estimates that if a 60kg person studies for an hour, then they burn 110 calories.

I doubt it can estimate it that accurately, but I think it's fair 2 say that u do burn calories jst by thinking - but not many...
*Thinking* bout getting on the treadmill isn't quite gonna cut it :P
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Re: Can you burn calories by thinking?
« Reply #6 on: April 24, 2009, 08:17:47 pm »
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  'course. ever been way hungrier after studying?
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Re: Can you burn calories by thinking?
« Reply #7 on: April 24, 2009, 08:32:21 pm »
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Article from a random website which I cannot guarantee is reliable (although conversely they do cite research.)

http://blog.nutritiondata.com/ndblog/2008/09/the-good-news-t.html
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Re: Can you burn calories by thinking?
« Reply #8 on: April 26, 2009, 05:37:28 pm »
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Quote from: Fyrefly on April 24, 2009, 06:53:53 pm

http://www.healthstatus.com/calculate/cbc

Apparently it does... but then again, according 2 the same site, u burn more calories while studying if u're heavier (which seems a little weird 2 me...).
Yeah, heavier people burn more calories doing anything. I think it's because if a person is heavy, then it requires more energy to do stuff because there is more body mass to keep going, as it were. That's why people on the Biggest Loser practically drop heaps of weight in the beginning, otherwise they'd lose it at the same rate as a person of a healthy weight doing that much exercise.
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Re: Can you burn calories by thinking?
« Reply #9 on: April 26, 2009, 09:07:09 pm »
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Quote from: marine ices on April 24, 2009, 08:17:47 pm

  'course. ever been way hungrier after studying?

studying makes me SO HUNGRY
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Re: Can you burn calories by thinking?
« Reply #10 on: April 28, 2009, 04:54:51 pm »
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Quote from: /0 on April 24, 2009, 04:56:32 pm
Can you burn calories by just thinking really hard?  :idiot2:
I don't know why I came up with this question but it's not a joke question serzly lol
Is the reason you ask this because of L?
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Re: Can you burn calories by thinking?
« Reply #11 on: April 28, 2009, 11:15:34 pm »
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Quote from: TrueTears on April 28, 2009, 04:54:51 pm
Quote from: /0 on April 24, 2009, 04:56:32 pm
Can you burn calories by just thinking really hard?  :idiot2:
I don't know why I came up with this question but it's not a joke question serzly lol
Is the reason you ask this because of L?

L?

...Death Note?
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Re: Can you burn calories by thinking?
« Reply #12 on: April 28, 2009, 11:16:27 pm »
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Quote from: Fyrefly on April 28, 2009, 11:15:34 pm
Quote from: TrueTears on April 28, 2009, 04:54:51 pm
Quote from: /0 on April 24, 2009, 04:56:32 pm
Can you burn calories by just thinking really hard?  :idiot2:
I don't know why I came up with this question but it's not a joke question serzly lol
Is the reason you ask this because of L?

L?

...Death Note?
lol you are psychic.

dat guy eats all those sweets just to power his brain. pr0
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Re: Can you burn calories by thinking?
« Reply #13 on: April 28, 2009, 11:17:04 pm »
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Quote from: TrueTears on April 28, 2009, 11:16:27 pm
Quote from: Fyrefly on April 28, 2009, 11:15:34 pm
Quote from: TrueTears on April 28, 2009, 04:54:51 pm
Quote from: /0 on April 24, 2009, 04:56:32 pm
Can you burn calories by just thinking really hard?  :idiot2:
I don't know why I came up with this question but it's not a joke question serzly lol
Is the reason you ask this because of L?

L?

...Death Note?
lol you are psychic.

dat guy eats all those sweets just to power his brain. pr0

*sneaky eyes*
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Re: Can you burn calories by thinking?
« Reply #14 on: April 28, 2009, 11:33:43 pm »
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in a 2 hour class. u burn 100 calories :)
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