• Question: is it true that when you are asleep you burn calories?

    Asked by to Claire, Ian, Sergey, Vicky, Zena on 19 Jun 2014. This question was also asked by .
    • Photo: Sergey Lamzin

      Sergey Lamzin answered on 19 Jun 2014:

      Yeah lot!
      Aside from maintaining your body heat you can also have muscle movement, body growth and your dreams need fuel too!

    • Photo: Claire Shooter

      Claire Shooter answered on 19 Jun 2014:

      Yes – every cell in your body needs energy to do it’s job and calories are what we ‘burn’ to provide it. All your organs, including your brain continue to work and burn energy whether you are awake or not.

    • Photo: Vicky Schneider

      Vicky Schneider answered on 19 Jun 2014:

      yes, your organs are still going 🙂

    • Photo: Ian Simpson

      Ian Simpson answered on 23 Jun 2014:

      As the others have already said yes you do. How much depends a lot on your weight and the temperature of your body when sleeping (the cooler you are the more you burn). On average it works out at about 1 Calorie per kg of weight.

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