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Bloating or fat - how to tell the difference

Bloating or fat - how to tell the difference

Bloating is water and gas, not real fat. A 1-2 kg jump on the scale overnight is almost always water, because 1 kg of true fat needs about 7700 extra kcal.

12 Jul 2026 · Burnie Academy
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You step on the scale one morning. It is up 1.5 kg since yesterday. You ate one heavy meal and feel puffy. Is that real fat you just gained? Mostly, no. That quick jump is water and gas, not fat. Real fat takes thousands of extra calories, not one dinner. Let us see the honest difference, so you stop panicking over a normal day's water swing.

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