I'm 15 and usually at 15 year old teens don't read alot, but I just love books. Once in 7th grade (I'm in 9th now) I was reading and my history teacher said, "With all that reading and thinking you do, you can burn alot of calories." he wasn't the type of person that you'd asked to clarify a joke, and I wasn't sure if it was a joke so I never said anything. And then today I thought about it again. Do you have any idea?
2007-12-23 13:29:16 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
Yes, you burn calories pretty much doing anything..even breathing believe it or not, even blinking! When you use your brain to think, your body is working which is burning calories.
2007-12-23 13:32:37 · answer #1 · answered by zion 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Does Thinking Burn Calories
2016-10-17 00:50:16 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well technically speaking yes, thought does require calories in order to fire individual neurons. But don't think that you can lose weight by just thinking, because thought does not burn a substantial amount.
2016-04-10 22:30:34 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes
2007-12-23 13:31:52 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
That was a joke. Your brain is efficient enough (and has no moving parts) so it takes very little energy for it to do anything. Thinking or just existing it is a negligible calorie burner.
2007-12-23 13:33:24 · answer #5 · answered by Rich Z 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Yes, just simply living burns calories.
2007-12-23 13:31:08 · answer #6 · answered by odandme 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, this is why teachers encourage you to eat a good breakfast the day of a test.
2007-12-23 13:45:55 · answer #7 · answered by purplecows500 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
actually yeah. well kind of.
when your brain thinks it uses protein for it's energy source. If you dont have protein your brain will take protein from your muscles. therefore if you dont get protein in your diet and lets say you have a week of hard testing, your muscles will get smaller.
2007-12-23 14:03:53 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Reading vs. Not reading will not make a difference. He was making a joke.
2007-12-23 13:32:13 · answer #9 · answered by The Bard 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
The electricity in your brain
burns calories
but so little
it's not even worth thinking about!
2007-12-23 13:32:45 · answer #10 · answered by ? 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋