India, Sept. 3 -- In a September 3 Instagram video, Dr Kunal Sood, an anesthesiology and interventional pain medicine physician, reacted to a woman, who said in a video, "Pov (point of view): me when I realise donating blood burns 500-650 calories and only takes 10 minutes." Also read | Can you run out of blood if you donate? Doctor busts 8 myths about blood donation; shares facts

In the video he posted, Dr Sood addressed the misconception that blood donation burns 500 calories or more, clarifying that this claim lacks scientific evidence. He shared that while the body does expend energy to replace lost blood cells, this energy expenditure is not equivalent to burning calories for weight loss in a traditional sense.

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