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             When I sweat in summers, am I losing calories? 
            
              
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                   No. 
                  Sweating in summers is a mechanism to dissipate 
                    excess heat. It results in loss of water and some electrolytes 
                    (sodium, potassium and chloride) from skin. The final effect 
                    is cooling. 
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            When someone exercises, there is sweating too, 
              but the loss of calories occurs primarily due to exercise, and not 
              due to sweat. 
            So don't think that if you're sweating, you're 
              losing calories. Standing still in heat won't help you in losing 
              calories. To lose calories, you'll have to sweat it out in 
              the gym! 
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