Does mucus contain calories?

Phlegm is more related to disease than is mucus. Phlegm is a secretion in the airway during disease and inflammation. Phlegm usually contains mucus with bacteria, debris, and sloughed-off inflammatory cells. Source: Phlegm. There are about 25 calories in a half cup of snot. read more

Phlegm is more related to disease than is mucus. Phlegm is a secretion in the airway during disease and inflammation. Phlegm usually contains mucus with bacteria, debris, and sloughed-off inflammatory cells. Source: Phlegm. There are about 25 calories in a half cup of snot. On a typical day we swallow about 4 cups or 200 calories in boogers a day. read more

it may contain various proteins and fats, but having sinus problems is the last way you want to lose calories. what with your body working extra hard to keep you healthy, you'll be expending extra calories that way. read more

Also, mucus, snot and saliva are all different with different compositions. Tim June 9, 2016 Reply The serving size of Oatmeal is 1/2 a cup, which is what I was stating, not the number of calories in one serving of oatmeal. read more

Anyways it turns out that there are about 25 calories in a half cup of snot, which is roughly the size of 1 serving of oatmeal. On a typical day we swallow about 4 cups or 200 calories in boogers a day. When we are sick this can easily double or triple, no wonder I wasn’t really all that hungry. read more