ByMary Ananda Shakti

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Laughter can keep the weight off

Laughter keeps the weight off

Giggling for just 15 minutes a day burns enough calories to shed up to 5lbs of fat over a year, work shows.

Laughter burns calories

A big belly laugh uses about the same energy as walking more than half a mile, the US study in the International Journal of Obesity suggests.

Laughing makes the heart beat faster and works many different muscles.

The researchers measured the number of calories expended by 45 adults as they watched different TV programmes, including nature and comedy shows.

“ 15 minutes of laughter over one year may translate into annual weight loss of 4.5lbs ”
Lead researcher Dr Maciej Buchowski