How Does the Body Get Rid of Fat When You Lose Weight?
                                
                                
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                                It may sound surprising, but a 2014 study published in the *British Medical Journal* revealed that most of the mass from lost fat is actually breathed out. Here is the science behind how the body gets rid of fat when you lose weight and how your lungs are the primary excretory organ for this process.