
Originally Posted by
Atomini
Wow I can't believe this question and the comments i'm seeing here.
Raising your body temperature DOES NOT BURN FAT! A rise in body temperature is most commonly a side effect of fat being burned.
TRUE!
BUT IT CONTRIBUTES HOMEOSTATICALLY. IF YOU STOOD (NO CARDIO) IN A 100 DEGREE BOILER ROOM, YOU’D ELICIT THE PERPIRATION RESPONSE AND IN SO DOING YOU’D ALSO LOSE A SMALL AMOUNT OF CALORIES AS YOUR BODY WORKS (HARDER THAN SITTING IN A BALMY 72 DEGREE ROOM) TO RESTORE NORMALCY, E.G. COMFORT. EVERY BODILY FUNCTION REQUIRES CALORIC OR SYNTHETIC (CNS STIMS) ENERGY. THUS, THE SAME COULD BE SAID FOR STANDING IN A 40 DEGREE FREEZER, THE HOMEOSTATIC RESPONSE (SHIVERING) NECESSITATES CALORIC ENERGY. AS STATED THIS AMOUNT IS RATHER SMALL, BUT AS ANY PRE-CONTEST BB'ER WILL ATTEST, EVERY LITTLE BIT HELPS WHICH IS WHY CAYENNE PEPPER IS OFTEN FOUND IN FAT BURNING SUPPLEMENTS.
Infact, fat isn't "burned". If you want to do that, try a blowtorch for starters. Fat is metabolized, not burned.
THEY ARE USING THE VERY WELL ACCEPTED TERM “BURNED” IN PLACE OF THE MEDICAL TERM “METABOLIZED”, BECAUSE THE METABOLISM OF OXYGEN AND FOOD SUBSTRATES REQUIRES HEAT ENERGY WHICH IS MEASURED IN CALORIES. THUS THE METABOLISM CAN BE RIGHTFULLY, AND IS THEREFORE OFTEN REFERRED TO AS A FURNACE, REMINISCENT OF SHOVELING COAL INTO THE OLD TRAIN FURNACES FOR LOCOMOTION.