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Can you tell me if i don't eat but i exercise does that burn fat directly?
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Put it this way...: if you exercise first thing in the morning, prior to eating anything, your energy will be coming from your fat stores as your carbohydrate stores would have been depleted overnight.
Answered 12/21/2014
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