Could a person work off all their body fat in one continuous bout of exercise?

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Would it be possible for a person to lose every excess gramme of fat from their body in one, continuous bout of exercise, for example, running for several days non-stop on a treadmill, on an empty stomach? Disregarding the need for sleep, food and toilet trips, and lactic acid build up (and the sheer stupidity of such an endeavour) what are the rate-limiting steps that prevent us from doing this?

Mike Power

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