14 Jan 2015 Blackmores Institute Shedding Christmas weight gain by breathing 14 Jan 2015 Share Share on LinkedIn Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Google+ Share on Pinterest News Sounds too strange to be true, but new Australian research shows it is indeed our lungs that are the primary excretory organ for weight loss. Interestingly, the University of New South Wales research also shows a gap in health professional knowledge about how weight loss occurs, despite a worldwide obsession with diets and fitness regimes. × To continue reading this article, please Log In or Sign Up for access.