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I wanted to know when you sleep do you lose weight and if you do how much is lost?
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A little: Your body is still burning up calories when you sleep, although at a slower rate than when you're active and when awake. So you do lose a tiny amount of weight when you sleep. How much depends on factors like your baseline metabolic rate, temperature of the room and how much you toss and turn when you're asleep.
Answered 5/12/2013
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