: Weight loss during death Yesterday, a family member and myself were discussing the dying process (a family member recently died). It was brought up to me that - supposedly- the human body losses weight at or very near the

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Weight loss during death
Yesterday, a family member and myself were discussing the dying process (a family member recently died). It was brought up to me that - supposedly- the human body losses weight at or very near the moment of death. It was also mentioned that some people believe this weight is the soul leaving the body. However, assuming this weight loss does indeed happen, I have a feeling that there is a physical explanation for the weight loss.

I did a quick bit of research on it and found this Wikipedia article about the subject. But since Wikipedia isn't always the best resource, I am wondering if someone has some better information.

Does weight loss at - or near - the time of death occur and, if so, what is the cause?

(My theory was that the body often goes acidic near the time of death and that perhaps it actually starts to eat itself at this time).

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